Gangster Squad Essay

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Event: Gangster Squad (Movie) Date: January 12th 2013 I really am not into action movies, I’m more of the chick flick kind-of-girl, but Gangster Squad really surprised me. I really appreciated the fact that they kind of made it into a little provocative love story as well. I feel that the lovey dovey parts gave the audience a chance to relax from the amount of shootings and brutal deaths that took place every once in a while. The movie was inspired by true events, so it made it even that much better knowing that you weren’t just seeing a movie, you were actually getting a little peak back in the history of the mobs, whether this movie was a good representation of the actual events or not, it sure as heck made it feel like it. I was really pleased just how well the movie really made it feel like you were back in the 50’s right alongside with the famous gangster, Mickey Cohen. Although I thought Gangster Squad was an overall great movie, if there was one thing I thought could have been a tad bit better it would be the acting. There was a lot of great actoris in the film, such as, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Giovanni Ribisi. However, Sean Penn was really the only one that stood out for me, everyone else just seemed like they weren’t as into the whole era as much as he was, or able to act like it. Even though he was a little over the top sometimes, it made sense for the sense of the character he was playing. I think Sean Penn was the only actor they got right for the movie. Everyone else should have been replaced because they made it evident that they were there for the money only, and not the enjoyment of making a good movie for the audience. Needless to say, Penn was the only one that shined. I thought Sean Penn, who played Mickey Cohen in the movie did a marvelous job recreating a gangster in himself. I would have easily believed that he was a real time

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