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Martin Roberts
Fan The Fire
Fan The Fire
Its misjudged villain and generic action film structure put it some way below the staples of the LA thriller sub-genre.
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| Comment | Original Score: 3/5
January 20, 2013
Bob Grimm
Reno News and Review
Reno News and Review
Painfully bad...Gosling and Penn embarrass themselves.
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| Comment | Original Score: 1/5
January 17, 2013
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
Antagony & Ecstasy
Not good, and not entertaining; and it really should have tried to be one of those things.
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| Comment | Original Score: 4/10
January 17, 2013
Jim Schembri
3AW
3AW
Everything you'd want from a good gangster movie is delivered here...Think The Untouchables, only without the artistic pretense.
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| Comment | Original Score: 3/5
January 16, 2013
Brent Simon
Shared Darkness
Shared Darkness
The very jokey forthrightness of its title evokes a kind of disposable pop-art mash-up of The Untouchables and L.A. Confidential, but with the seriousness of an old Saturday morning serial.
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| Comment | Original Score: C
January 16, 2013
Rick Kisonak
Film Threat
Film Threat
A better name for this rip-off of The Untouchables would've been The Unwatchables.
January 16, 2013
Tony Medley
Tolucan Times
Tolucan Times
There are so many factual errors that the movie comes across as little more than a cartoon, a pity because the Mickey Cohen era, told accurately, could make a terrific film.
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| Comment | Original Score: 6/10
January 14, 2013
Todd Jorgenson
Cinemalogue.com
Cinemalogue.com
... could have used more narrative and historical context to go with its evocative visual style. Instead, it's a story that feels timeless for the wrong reasons.
January 14, 2013
Graham Young
Birmingham Mail
Birmingham Mail
( ... ) a more watchable thriller than Michael Mann's Public Enemies (2009), with lots of Tommy guns blazing in the old fashioned way.
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| Comment | Original Score: 4/5
January 13, 2013
Thomas Caldwell
Cinema Autopsy
Cinema Autopsy
Lovingly pulpy yet honest and sincere about its intent, there is plenty in Gangster Squad for fans of the gangster genre to enjoy.
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| Comment | Original Score: 3.5/5
January 13, 2013
Glenn Lovell
CinemaDope
CinemaDope
... a maniacally arch fusion of 'Dick Tracy' and, yes, the classic buddy Western 'Magnificent Seven' ... Penn froths at the mouth so much he disappears beneath a mask of spittle.
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| Comment | Original Score: 2.5
January 12, 2013
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
Creative Loafing
The movie claims to be "based on a true story" but turns out to be as authentic as The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas.
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| Comment | Original Score: 1.5/4
January 12, 2013
Nick Nunziata
CHUD
CHUD
Sean Penn's performance alone makes the film worth seeing.
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| Comment | Original Score: 3/5
January 12, 2013
Matthew Sorrento
Film International
Film International
Viewers complaining about the cartoonish portrayal and wanting Curtis Hanson's Oscar winner again need to consider the source, and remember that - Paul Muni, anyone? - the former rules.
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| Comment | Original Score: 7.5/10
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