Gangster Squad Premiere: Ryan Gosling's Mother Raids Eva Mendes' Closet (Pictures)

Ryan Gosling’s girlfriend Eva Mendes was notably absent from last night’s Gangster Squad premiere in Los Angeles last night (January 7, 2012). Her clothes, however were not. Instead of taking Eva to the red carpet event, Ryan was accompanied by his mother, Donna Gosling, who was wearing Eva Mendes’ clothes. Talking to Associated Press, outside the screening, in her gold brocade coat Donna told the reporter “I’m wearing Eva Mendes tonight.”

The first major review of Gangster Squad was released yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter and it gave a grim view of the movie, with its cartoonish leanings. Subsequent reviews from Empire and Variety magazines have been kinder, but have hardly created any lasting hype for a movie which seems condemned to languish in the lower echelons of the LA noir genre. Sean Penn stars as the central character, Mickey Cohen, a notorious LA mob leader.

Watch the trailer for Gangster Squad below: