Gangster Squad (2013) [w/Commentary]

It's 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to cross him or testify against him. Everyone except Seargant John O'Mara, a former World War II soldier, whose goal is to settle with his family in a peaceful Los Angeles. Police Chief William Parker decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, and chooses O'Mara to lead the unit. O'Mara chooses 4 cops and asks another cop and vet, Jerry Wooters to join him but Wooters is not interested. But when he witnesses the murder of a young boy by Cohen's people, he joins them, and they decide to take apart Cohen's organization. Cohen wonders if a rival is going after him, but eventually he realizes it's the cops.

This movie is basically saints row meets James Bond, it's all about gangsters and it has all the ingredients of a James Bond movie, it has shootouts, fist fights, an awesome car chase, stuff blowing up, ambushes, robberies, hot chicks, and humor. gangster squad is a really great movie, it's got tons of awesome action and i absolutely LOVED the last 8 minutes of the movie, the last 8 minutes freakin rocked, and also, it would've been really cool if they had gangster's paradise as the theme song, it would've fit just perfectly :-). So overall, gangster squad is a great crime action gangster thriller that's loaded with awesome action and truly a guy's flick all the way

Audio Commentary: Director Ruben Fleischer delivers a by-the-book overview of the film, blandly discussing the the development of the project, the script, casting, stylistic decisions and performances. It's a serviceable commentary; it just has a few too many gaps, lingers on a few too many technical dissections and lacks the spark that nearly burns the film to the ground.