By way of introduction...

As the first set of posts in what we hope will be many, we present to you a number of film reviews, written by keen observers of popular culture.


Gangster Squad, a review by KatK7

The plot takes place in 1949 in the so-called city of angels, which is, in fact, over-filled with gangsters. The storyline follows the life of the powerful mob king Mickey Cohen. The thing is that he has all of the government’s most important men behind him, so basically he is the one running the city at the time.

The Gangster Squad is a group of guys trying to take down this ruthless man who can get away with anything. A few police officers, a detective and an excellent wire man are the people who are determined to take him down. The Gangster Squad does not aim to kill Mickey Cohen and his allies but to destroy them from the inside. You may see a lot of guns shooting, cars chasing, bombs exploding, and bloody fight scenes, as expected .The special effects and the whole storyline are overall very good.

On the other side we have a love story. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone once again reunite as each other’s love interest in this movie, after having great chemistry as a couple on screen in Crazy, Stupid, Love. Having said that, the movie is perfect for people who love to get those adrenaline rushes while watching a movie. It does resemble to The Godfather in some ways. Spoiler alert: the movie does have a happy ending with some not-so-happy scenes in between. Sean Penn as Mickey Cohen is amazing in this movie. Likewise Josh Brolin (you may know him from Men in Black 3), who gave an excellent performance.

Overall, if you are looking for a movie with lots of action, great actors and an awesome storyline, I absolutely recommend this movie.