![]() ![]() Don't confuse this with a slight against the soundtrack, however. Its pensive, deep monotones don't flesh out until the near-climax, leaving it to plaintively drone over the majority of the film and attempt to create situational gravity too soon and too often. The only thing more eyeroll-inducing than these prototypical ploys is "Gangster Squad"'s score. in slick dark cars – wholly embrace the devil-may-care arrogance of a cartoonishly repugnant kingpin soaring too close to the sun. Conversely, the down-and-dirty aspects of his ill-gotten lifestyle – the clandestine business meetings set in deviously noir locales, the cadre of goons armed with tommy guns tooling around L.A. Nearly everything else about "Gangster Squad" is awash in what can best be described as "gangster camp." Everything about Cohen's high-class living is gratuitously ostentatious, from his fortified mansion and posh nightlife to his ludicrously mismatched partnership with etiquette coach Grace Faraday (Emma Stone). Unfortunately, their promise is smothered by their one-dimensional characters and unembellished screentime that only sets them up as a band of cliched white knights. ![]() The secret band of righteous outlaws, led by Sergeant John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and backed by a diversely skilled ensemble (played by Ryan Gosling, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Patrick, Anthony Mackie and Michael Pena), lay a promising foundation for the film despite its rote crime drama set-up. "Gangster Squad" is the semi-true story of a group of LAPD officers tasked with taking down the city's most notorious crime boss, Mickey Cohen (played with smarmy zeal by Sean Penn). But, when the swanky style of the era meets the stylized swank of the movie's own excesses, things get out of hand. In fact, it's pretty much a prerequisite. Nice cars, fancy suits, expensive arm candy – the sky was the limit on how they could show off their wealth and power.įor a movie like "Gangster Squad" – which takes place amidst the glitz and glamour (and dirty world of organized crime) of late '40s Los Angeles – showing off is fine. Two more British crime dramas set in the 1980s were announced last week, with The Gold and The Curse both also filming soon.Classic gangsters loved a good embarrassment of riches. ![]() The series is a fantastic addition to our growing line-up of home-grown, British drama on Sky in 2022.”Ī Town Called Malice will premiere in the UK on Sky Max and NOW TV towards the end of 2022. He added: “Brought to life so brilliantly by Nick Love’s scripts, audiences will be taken back to the vivid world of the Costa Del Sol in its pomp, with a glorious take on the soundtrack of the era. Gabriel Silver, Director of Commissioning, Drama, Sky Studios, said: “If Dallas and Pulp Fiction created a love child to the strains of Duran Duran, it would be A Town Called Malice - an intoxicating cocktail of ‘80s romance, avarice and violence, served up with pineapple chunks and an umbrella…” “This is an operatic and high-octane thriller – and a musical love letter to the ’80s – filled with romance, obsession, violence, deceit, swagger and high camp.” “When the other Lords join them on the Costa del Sol, the family realises this is a golden opportunity to re-invent themselves and re-capture their former glory – much to the annoyance of Gene and Cindy, who have a very different plan. The lovers quickly find themselves embroiled in the local underworld, and trouble starts to follow these two like night after day. ![]() “After narrowly surviving a gangland battle, Gene and his formidable girlfriend, Cindy, flee to Spain to evade arrest. “Gene Lord is the youngest son in the clan, overlooked and neglected by his family who fail to recognise his killer instincts and keen intelligence. The official synopsis reads: “ A Town Called Malice follows the Lords, a crime family of petty thieves from South London who have fallen to the bottom of the criminal food chain. Love previously wrote and directed 2012’s The Sweeney movie The English filmmaker commented: “I’m over excited and hugely grateful to Sky for supporting my vision once again – I have lived and breathed Malice for the past few years, and for it finally to come to fruition, is a dream come true.” The show is written by Bulletproof creator Nick Love. Sky has ordered a new drama series set in the early ’80s.įeaturing “a pulsating ’80s soundtrack,” A Town Called Malice is described as “a raucous crime thriller and family saga set on the Costa Del Sol.”įilming on the eight episodes is set to begin later this year in London and Spain. ![]()
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