Gangster Squad (2013)

GANGSTER SQUAD  (2013)  ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢
    D: Ruben Fleischer
    Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, 
    Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Giovanni Ribisi,
    Robert Patrick, Michael Pena, Anthony Mackie,
    Mareille Enos, John Aylward, Troy Garity
Sean Penn, foaming at the mouth, plays Mickey Cohen, a vicious gangster who's determined to put all of Los Angeles, and maybe the entire western United States, under his thumb. Nick Nolte plays the hard-assed, gravel-voiced police chief who's determined not to let him do that. So Nolte calls on square-jawed war hero Josh Brolin to recruit an elite gang of tough-guy cops to take Cohen down. These cops don't carry badges, but they do carry guns, and they use them. A lot. And they wear great hats. And they act cool, especially Ryan Gosling, who smokes a lot of cigarettes and steals Mickey Cohen's girl right from under Mickey Cohen's nose. That takes balls, huh? It's pure pulp, a stylish, blood-soaked shoot-'em-up and a gun nut's wet dream, like "The Untouchables", but more in the style of Walter Hill. Bang bang bang. Bang. The End.