Gangster Land is a small budget action thriller chronicling the rise and fall of Al Capone and his right hand man "Machine-gun" Jack McGurn (born Vicenzo Gibaldi). The movie is however done in very broad strokes and offers very few factual details and frequently depicts events inaccurately.
The acting is relatively fine with the main roles being played by Milo Gibson (Capone) and Sean Faris (McGurn). Jason Patrick, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Peter Facinelli and others act well in their supporting roles. Obviously the movie was done on a tight budget so there are no massive special effects to speak of. The problem with the film lies in the fact that it feels very very rushed and very little is explained. There is the usual look at bootlegging, speakeasies, Thompson Machine Guns and the main character who falls in with the wrong crowd after trying to be honest. So it has all been seen before. The events depicted however are not true as the reality was quite different regarding Jack McGurn. There is also no real mention of the numerous gangs and mobsters involved in the 1920s and 1930s prohibition era gang wars. The ones that are mentioned however are not given any depth due to the length of the movie or lack of. Overall this movie is not the worse way to spend 85 minutes but it could have been much better had attention been paid to accuracy and character development. A tentative 6/10.
The acting is relatively fine with the main roles being played by Milo Gibson (Capone) and Sean Faris (McGurn). Jason Patrick, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Peter Facinelli and others act well in their supporting roles. Obviously the movie was done on a tight budget so there are no massive special effects to speak of. The problem with the film lies in the fact that it feels very very rushed and very little is explained. There is the usual look at bootlegging, speakeasies, Thompson Machine Guns and the main character who falls in with the wrong crowd after trying to be honest. So it has all been seen before. The events depicted however are not true as the reality was quite different regarding Jack McGurn. There is also no real mention of the numerous gangs and mobsters involved in the 1920s and 1930s prohibition era gang wars. The ones that are mentioned however are not given any depth due to the length of the movie or lack of. Overall this movie is not the worse way to spend 85 minutes but it could have been much better had attention been paid to accuracy and character development. A tentative 6/10.