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- 1949 Los Angeles. Boxer turned mobster <a href=">Mickey Cohen, who had been working in Chicago with some other mobster associates, has moved his operation to Los Angeles. He plans to take control of the city, in the process squeezing out all competition by whatever means, usually by violence. In being able to achieve this, Cohen has many in Los Angeles area authority in his back pocket. LAPD Chief Bill Parker asks Sgt. John O'Mara to assemble and lead an unofficial, off-the-books squad to deal with the Cohen problem. Parker makes this request specifically to O'Mara because of O'Mara's previous handling of some cases associated with Cohen's operations. O'Mara and the squad are not to kill Cohen - which would only lead to someone else taking over - but rather disable all his operations in such a way no other mobster would consider coming in. Although she doesn't much like this assignment, O'Mara's loving and very pregnant wife, Connie, convinces her husband that he needs to recruit others with specialized skills as opposed to clones of himself which was his original thought, her advice all in an effort to make sure he comes home alive as a father at the end of it all. O'Mara will have to control the disparate group he has assembled in working toward their common goal. One issue he will have to deal with is the fact that one of his colleagues, Sgt. Jerry Wooters, who has lost his professional drive, has just embarked on affair with Cohen's girlfriend, Grace Faraday, the two whose lives would be in danger if Cohen ever found out. As O'Mara and his team plow ahead without a clear plan, they may encounter problems in finding out who indeed is in Cohen's back pocket, and as they can't ask for any assistance from anyone outside of the squad as being "unofficial". Nonetheless, they may be able to continue progressing to their end goal as long as Cohen does not know who they are, namely that they are LAPD undercover. If they are ever discovered, it may not only compromise their work, but may place their lives, and that of their loved ones, in mortal danger.
- It's 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to cross him or testify against him. Everyone except Sergeant John O'Mara, a former World War II soldier, whose goal is to settle with his family in a peaceful Los Angeles. Police Chief William Parker decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, and chooses O'Mara to lead the unit. O'Mara chooses 4 cops and asks another cop and vet, Jerry Wooters to join him but Wooters is not interested. But when he witnesses the murder of a young boy by Cohen's people, he joins them, and they decide to take apart Cohen's organization. Cohen wonders if a rival is going after him, but eventually he realizes it's the cops.
- Hmm... the Mickey Cohen in this movie may be based on a real person, but something tells me his downfall was a little less... Hollywood-ised than is depicted here. In the group which is set up to take him to the cleaners, with have The Black Man, The Mexican, The Old Dude, The Egghead and of the course, The Rebel. They're all led by a Mr Straight Arrow played by Josh Brolin, whose character is established early when he saves a young lady from a life of prostitution by beating the heck out of a gang of thugs. He's a thorn in the side of Cohen's careful operation... he can't be bribed, and doesn't succumb to threats. The stage is set for a mass showdown...<br/><br/>Bringing back memories of The Dirty Dozen and The Magnificent Seven, we have a bunch of vigilante cops who are working outside the law... yet may the best thing to happen to Los Angeles for a long time... They face off against the criminals, and do extremely well considering their small number by destroying Cohen's places of business and stopping his drug shipments from getting through. Everyone wears trenchcoats with hats, there's a sexy dame playing both sides and even though there are more bullets expelled than at the Alamo, no-one can shoot for toffee. Apart from the goodies, of course.<br/><br/>Despite following a wholly formulaic pattern, even having a final battle where our two main protagonists lay down their weapons to duke it out man-to-man, this is an exceptionally engaging piece of work. The many conflicts that arise during the gangster squad's dangerous job are electrifying in their scattershot direction, and fortunately the individual members are given well-rounded personalities to make them easy to root for. It might not be the most realistic interpretation of historical events, but when you're this entranced by what's unfolding on screen, who gives a darn? 7/10
- With the star power and budget to match, you would expect more bravado filmmaking. Many critics compare this film to "The Untouchables", a household favourite. One thing that stands out among many things in the Brian de Palma flick is the intense cinematography that doesn't blink. Instead, GS is stilted by a lack of strong emotion to the acting or editing. The cinematography and acting are just there, with Josh Brolin wasted in what should have been a shoe-in for his character.<br/><br/>The biggest problem I see is that audiences these days are expecting a graphic novel approach to the look of a film like this. As for the story, all the envelopes need to be pushed in this age of extreme movie-making. The intricacies cooked up very well in the script are not given the kind of emotional arc that we all expect as we watch the clash of forces unfold. My guess is that they didn't want to push these cartoonish elements on the one hand, because this is "inspired by a true story", with some scenes trying to play it straight. On the other hand, we are definitely being presented a flick that keeps the guns a blazin', thus putting it's foot squarely in the Hollywood mainstream action genre. Yet the choreography that you expect along with a star powered shoot-em-up is very minimal. Yes, there are a couple slow motion sequences, and a couple CGI flying camera angles, but not enough to a degree that we get swept away in the sensationalism of it all (think your tightly cut Bond film, no dead spots allowed).<br/><br/>So I agree with the criticisms that the film underperformed based on the potential of the material. There was a potential for pushing the noir elements, or the graphic novel look, or the script taking the audience down a surprising story path. Or the music being memorable. Between some punchy editing and a rousing score, this movie could have created the momentum that was clearly on paper. But even so, the lack of inspiration by Sean Penn as the gangster Mickey Cohen fails to incite fear or danger to our heroes. Again, tepid scenes that could have been given a twist or flair of bewilderment (aka wtf) could have livened things up (see L.A. Confidential). Scenes that really drag are the touchstone hero spending quality time with the vulnerable wife (make that extra vulnerably pregnant). Brolin is capable of being a living human being, and yet the scenes with his wife are dry and lifeless. Only during a montage where she helps to choose the recruits for the Gangster Squad does she show some life.<br/><br/>Ryan Gosling seems to have been smart enough to inject his own charisma to liven up his character, and is the only role that works. There is enough going on behind his eyes that give depth to his character, and how he decides his place in the scheme of things. Emma Stone looks great in period dress and is certainly capable of acting her way out of a bag. Alas, the tension is not handled properly, and her resolution doesn't have the emotional tug that it could have.<br/><br/>About every time I felt like I was merely watching a fairly predictable script go through the motions, an action scene would jump out and get your heart beating again. So if you need to get out of the house on a cold day in January, Gangster Squad will at least fulfill the action quotient.
- Brolin and Gosling are both supposed to be playing World War II veterans who bring their knowledge of battle into the tough turf of the streets, but that's just a concept that the sketchy, half-baked script tosses out there.
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