Gangster Squad
Except for the cartoonish Mickey Cohen character, this is a pretty good 40’s era gangster film. The movie feels like you’re watching a graphic novel and the action unfolds fairly routinely with very few twists. The cast is awesome with Brolin, Gosling, and Stone in lead roles. As a bonus, you also get Giovanni Ribisi and Robert Patrick, who are always great. I liked it.
Mama
The first 15 minutes were very strong…Emotionally charged and frightening. But it goes off the rails in the final scenes. The ending is just plain ridiculous. Jessica Chastain is good, but not good enough to pull this one out of the ditch. Like many films of this genre, it possesses great potential, but for me just didn’t live up to my expectations. If you’re looking for some decent weekend couch-time, this will do the trick. Just don’t expect to be wowed.
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