Guilty Pleasures and A Mistake

I've seen a few films that generally didn't get a lot of love from the critics. For example, Gangster Squad (2013) directed by Ruben Fleiscer, didn't fare well with critics. I had mixed reactions to it, because I like gangster films and crime stories. It was stylishly filmed, but had some stilted dialogue, some poor plotting, and some casting choices didn't work for me: Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone to be precise. There's not much good I can say about Ecstasy (2012), perhaps made 15 years too late, I gave it a chance because I used to be an Irvine Welsh fan around that time. I have to say I largely enjoyed the visual spectacle that was David Koepp's Premium Rush (2012) despite one note characters and a contrived plot. The cinematography and stunts were pretty spectacular.