"Gangster Squad" elegant but shallow noir fairy tale, critics say

Los Angeles real motivation to take the name of a police operation during the 1940s and 50s fought against organized crime, the story of Sgt new film "Troop Gangster" dramatizes. John O'Mara (played by Josh Brolin) and his former mobster Mickey Cohen Coast (Sean Penn) interloping crusade against the team.

Free income (and time) regulations, the police chief, O'Mara and his men (Ryan Gosling, Robert Patrick, played by Anthony Mackie and others) running behind the band's double pull any punches. Unfortunately for the team, not taking it easy film critics as well as in the film, featuring elegant appearance, with most of the opinion, however superficial.

Betsy Sharkey Times says "Troop Gangster" start "bloat cast" (which also includes Emma Stone and Lady Cohen) promises, director Ruben Fleischer "noir-ish neon and a lot of flash (" show "Zombieland" ), and a script pack "period details and expressive violence spitting lines like bruisers 1950 is expected to be." Will Beall
But the "spirit of the time needed, and thus no cause for concern" Sharkey said, adding: "procedural" law and order "quickly slips into something closer to film"

Wesley Morris "Boston Globe labeled" Troop Gangster ", a film about. He explains:" It's funny, but a great bad movie blatant insanity, and especially the lack of perspective view, and some very good Then there moderately high stability, showy, and unnecessary ... ". And, despite talented artists Morris said," Fleischer leaving them to figure out how to keep the same movie. "

AO Scott, The New York Times writes that "Iraq" gangster "run loose for a costume party at a movie ... suit and fedora hat zoot, socks and a frenetic blend of tobacco, and red clothes Femme Fatale." "Self-critical as the sophistication successful" Scott, the film says, "being the best memories parasites feed on other movies besides the desire to have a reason for being."

Washington Post, Scott only its predecessor Ann Hornaday "Troop gangster" than another is not the critic unfavorably. He writes: "Clever, sick, consciously stylish defiantly flat" Troop Gangster "is one of those movies that you have other films (often better) can not speak without relying on a lot of movies." (Of "LA Confidential".
Andrew O'Hehir at Salon film takes an intriguing, initially "quite successful entertainment" is described as Hollywood releases to the standards of the winter is not bad at all. "Malleable, however, the most interesting, O'Hehir goes to blow the film that" most cruel and racist in American history, a complete rehabilitation of paramilitary organizations: Los Angeles police. "His take on simplified O'Hehir says with the history of Los Angeles, the film qualifies as "lazy and lying propaganda is soft."

In addition to the positive comments of the film, Variety Peter Debruge "Underworld an impressive soft ride."