Why is gangster squad rated r

Kill their families, their kids, their friends, their dogs, their cats" and orders two thugs to be killed with beatings that we see as they begin on screen and end off screen with screams we see blood splattered on walls and reflected in a blurred mirror ; in another scene, a man switches on a 2-foot long drill and moves off screen to drill a thug in the face and head we see a shadow of this in a broken mosaic mirror. A shootout in front of a nightclub destroys several cars, there are several men with bloody wounds, and kills a teen boy with a large bloody wound to the shoulder and chest the boy dies in the arms of a crying man ; a detective walks into the club, draws a pistol and aims it at a crime boss, but another man grabs and tosses the cop into the men's room and tells him to go home.

A shootout occurs as young boys throw lighted firecrackers, adding to the sparks and noise, and a laundry truck parks at a curb and gasoline is released into a puddle underneath until a man tosses a burning cigarette into the puddle to create a flaming explosion that knocks several men to the ground; one man dies as a woman cries over him in the street and Tommy gun fire breaks out in a prolonged fight scene and several men fall dead, with some blood showing around wounds.

During an extended car chase Tommy guns and handguns are fired between vehicles, with cars attempting to run one another off the road, a rocket launcher shoots grenades into several cars filled with men, blowing off fenders and doors and exploding one car in flames and smoke as it flips toward the camera; one vehicle falls into a deep ditch, police officers pull the two men inside to the ground and shoot them in the legs, telling them to retire from dealing heroin.

A man in an elevator fights three men, dropping them all to the floor; he enters a hotel room and fights three more men all of their faces are bloodied by punches and he frees a woman closed up in a Murphy bed in the wall. A plainclothes police officer questions an informant on the street, twisting the man's arm and hand until blood appears on one finger.

Undercover police officers are arrested by a sheriff and break out of their holding cell amid a lot of gunfire and fist fighting several men suffer bloodied and bruised faces ; the next day, the officers practice shooting at a desert shooting range, firing a lot of ammunition.

Two detectives argue briefly and one punches the other in the eye, cutting it, with a little blood showing. Undercover police blow up a car that contains spools of telephone cable and telephones destined for use in an illegal gambling business.

Undercover police break into the back room of a nightclub where a telephone gambling operation was underway, shooting up the phones and knocking guards and other men unconscious. After the Aurora, Colo. She and Gosling give the growing connection between Grace and the good guy a seductive power. Former Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey is an award-winning entertainment journalist and bestselling author.

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Positive Messages. Positive Role Models. What parents need to know Parents need to know that Gangster Squad is based on the real-life exploits of crime boss Mickey Cohen Sean Penn , who -- with his gangster pals -- brazenly runs brothels, casinos, drug dens, and betting operations under the protection of corrupt cops, judges, and politicians Continue reading Show less.

Stay up to date on new reviews. Get full reviews, ratings, and advice delivered weekly to your inbox. User Reviews Parents say Kids say. Adult Written by darthsitkur April 29, Saints Row Meets James Bond This is my favorite gangster movie, it's an all around great time, acting is great especially from josh brolin , the story is cool, there's some humo Continue reading. Report this review. Adult Written by Shivom Oza January 10, With the police and the politicians under his thumb, Cohe Teen, 13 years old Written by Xtreme Gamer July 18, A classic title with an interesting plot.

Great movie. Highly recomended. Teen, 14 years old Written by Jimmy Brew July 21, What's the story? Is it any good? Fearless in the face of Cohen's trigger-happy goons, war hero Sgt. John O'Mara Josh Brolin initially appears to be the only honest cop in all of the city. A distant second is Sgt. Jerry Wooters Ryan Gosling , who distracts his pangs of conscience with wine, women and nightclubbing.

When the police chief taps O'Mara to form a clandestine squad to take down Cohen and dismantle his drug, gambling and prostitution rings, at least a half-dozen officers prove eager to play gangster. The plan is to covertly disrupt Cohen's enterprises by using his own tactics, so the men in blue punch, pummel, shoot, bomb and generally behave like bad guys — in service of a greater good.