Rating of
2/4
Broken City review
Daniel Corleone - wrote on 01/30/14
From the start things seem slow moving coupled with a lot of conversations. Detective Billy Taggart (Marc Wahlberg) was convicted of murder, not self-defense and is met by Mayor Hostetler (Russell Crowe) to ask a favor. Cathleen Hostetler (Catherine Zeta-Jones) confronts Taggart. Such an All-Star cast and yet full of "talking" and various scenes that just ramble on and on testing the viewers patience for something to happen. Everything just felt scripted and a typical "Hollywood" flick instead of being authentic. Screenplay just iffy, characters were uninteresting and the pace sluggish. Only thing worth seeing is how the plot ends and Wahlberg and Crowes acting. If you're into politics and are fans of the artists then it would entice you. As for this reviewer, nothing special and not a single impact was made.
