Gangster Squad
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: January 11, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
23
Negative:
10
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75
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreJan 30, 2013
Gangster Squad is a gang war drama built on Western conventions, a rootin' tootin', Camel-smokin', whiskey swillin' shoot'em up. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJan 8, 2013
The best thing about Gangster Squad is how they got the 1940s accoutrements right. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJan 7, 2013
The cops play things as dirty as the crooks in Gangster Squad, an impressively pulpy underworld-plunger that embellishes on a 1949 showdown between a dedicated team of LAPD officers and Mob-connected Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) for control of the city. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaJan 10, 2013
Penn's over-the-top tirades and bullying threats are still there - it's a wild and woolly performance that isn't always as menacing as perhaps the actor intended it to be. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 10, 2013
Gangster Squad provides a welcome burst of heat and color, even if those qualities are more illusory than real and subject to a fast fade. Read full review
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