Citizen Gangster
‘Citizen Gangster’ hits its marks when it's exploding the character's larger-than-life status, aided in large part by Speedman's career-best turn.
Citizen Gangster
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. The 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.
Genre
Crime,
Drama
Web Site
Runtime
105
Language
English
Director
Nathan Morlando
Cast
Scott Speedman,
Kelly Reilly,
Kevin Durand,
Brian Cox
FEATURED REVIEW
Matt Singer, Time Out New York
A real-life World War II veteran and family man, Edwin Boyd (Scott Speedman) harbored a secret desire to become an actor. But with no connections in the business, he decided to try bank robbery instead. Disguising himself with his wife’s makeup and dancing his way through heists, the smooth criminal ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 5.04.12 - 5.10.12
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