A "gangster flick" is a term used to describe a movie or film that focuses on the world of organized crime, often portraying the lives of gangsters and their criminal activities. Full definition
Equally indebted to Martin Scorsese, Guy Ritchie, and Giorgio Armani, London Boulevard represents the apotheosis of style over substance, the kind of gangster flick where the cut of a killer's suit is as important as the motive for his crime. (slantmagazine.com)
Instead, what we are left with is what feels and looks like a second - tier Scorsese gangster flick with genre conventions so generic and monotonous, you begin to feel as old as James Cagney. (filmireland.net)
But, all in all, «Layer Cake» gave me hope that, after several years of generic disappointment, there could still be life in the British gangster flick yet (and yes, Matthew, that IS what this is!). (movie-gazette.com)