Review: 'Gangster Land' goes soft on crime (and authenticity)
The film follows Jack McGurn (played by Sean Faris), a talented amateur boxer who is initially hesitant to enter the criminal underworld. However, after the brutal murder of his stepfather by rival gang members, McGurn joins forces with Al Capone (Milo Gibson) to seek revenge.
The movie features a mix of rising stars and established television actors :
As Prohibition fuels a lucrative black market for booze, tensions escalate between Capone’s Southside Italian mob and "Bugs" Moran’s Northside Irish mob. This rivalry ignites a violent turf war that eventually culminates in the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929.
Review: 'Gangster Land' goes soft on crime (and authenticity)
The film follows Jack McGurn (played by Sean Faris), a talented amateur boxer who is initially hesitant to enter the criminal underworld. However, after the brutal murder of his stepfather by rival gang members, McGurn joins forces with Al Capone (Milo Gibson) to seek revenge.
The movie features a mix of rising stars and established television actors :
As Prohibition fuels a lucrative black market for booze, tensions escalate between Capone’s Southside Italian mob and "Bugs" Moran’s Northside Irish mob. This rivalry ignites a violent turf war that eventually culminates in the infamous St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929.
