Gangster Squad
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Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless,
Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) 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 (Josh Brolin) and Jerry
Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen's world
apart. "Gangster Squad" is a colorful retelling of events
surrounding the LAPD's efforts to take back their nascent city from one
of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. With an impressive cast, a cool visual style, Gangster Squad has "hit" written all over it. It's been a couple of decades since The Untouchables became a cultural cornerstone - we expect that same might happen with this flick too...
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