Gangster Squad – Warner Bros. – Édition Royaume‑Uni – ITA – Import

p class='MsoNormal'The turf explored in Gangster Squad may not be entirely accurate to historical truth but it sure looks like the world of the movie mobster: the basics are instantly recognizable if you've seen L.A. Confidential and The Untouchables . Take a post-World War II Los Angeles plunge it in noir drop a ruthless gangster into the mix and let loose an extralegal squad of cops to break the mob's rule. The crime kingpin in question is Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) and his LAPD adversaries include a detective so square his fedora appears permanently affixed to his skull (Josh Brolin) and a ladies' man (Ryan Gosling) whose dalliance with Cohen's escort (Emma Stone) might not be the best idea for a smooth relationship. Their squad includes stalwart character actors such as Anthony Mackie Michael Peña Giovanni Ribisi and an especially droll Robert Patrick. With all this talent on display the movie must surely have some bang in its Tommy gun--but alas director Ruben Fleischer ( Zombieland