Rating: 7 out of 10, Sean Penn once again transforms himself although he did go way over the top a few times. The biggest surprise was that Ryan Gosling actually speaks in most of his scenes!!! I do now understand why he doesn’t speak a lot in his roles though because he is not blessed with a very strong voice but the kid does have screen presence and held his own in the very strong cast. The story revolves around the LAPD’s efforts to rid post-WW2 Los Angeles of organized crime. The movie does a fabulous job of recreating that bygone era although the history buff in me groaned at times with the liberal interpretation of actual events. The movie does a very good job of insinuating the immense factor WW2 and its aftermath played in the lives of people of this time period. My favorite guy from Strike Back – Sgt Damien Scott - even had a small role and acquitted himself well.
MVP: Brolin as the driven SGT O'Mara brings some real intensity
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