Gangster Squad (R)
synopsis
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and-if he has his way-every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop - except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara and Jerry Wooters, who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart.
details
Drama
1 hr. 53 min.
Opened January 11th, 2013
MovieGoer Review
Gangster Squad, the new movie from genre-blending filmmaker Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), has a tone problem. The scatterbrained approach to the vigilante tale is summed up in one particular sequence: the ''Squad,'' cops given permission to... MORE
synopsis
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and-if he has his way-every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop - except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara and Jerry Wooters, who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart.
details
Drama
1 hr. 53 min.
Opened January 11th, 2013
MovieGoer Review
Gangster Squad, the new movie from genre-blending filmmaker Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), has a tone problem. The scatterbrained approach to the vigilante tale is summed up in one particular sequence: the ''Squad,'' cops given permission to... MORE
