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Jan 16, 2013 · From a lurid plot sometimes so predictable they could have inserted subtitles issuing a spoiler alert warning of Russell Crowe’s thuggishly over-the-top performance as a power-thirsty New York mayor, “Broken City” is the sworn enemy of subtle.
Broken City is not an unwatchable movie, but it's not a great movie either. A standard, run-of- the-mill political thriller about corrupt politicians and the private eye caught in the middle of it all, is elevated by the turns of Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe, but the script itself is bland and a little too on the nose for it to ever be ...
Jan 18, 2013 · Although it’s loaded with stars, Broken City has an appropriately grungy, disreputable sheen to it that feels right. Directed by Allen Hughes (here working sans his twin brother, Albert) and ...
Former cop Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) sees a chance at redemption for past sins when New York City's Mayor Nicolas Hostetler (Russell Crowe) calls on him for a special job.
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Parents need to know that Broken City is a mature political thriller with lethal violence, strong language, and lots of heavy drinking. Starring Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg, it's the kind of star-studded, testosterone-driven movie that teens might find appealing. But there's some pretty intense…
Broken City: Directed by Allen Hughes. With Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright. In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler.
Jan 17, 2013 · The director Allen Hughes paints New York a darker shade of noir in “Broken City,” which traces the moral education of a cop who has shot a man dead and is forced to turn in his badge.
