An excellent, understated performance by Travolta carries this film - and manages to keep it somewhat afloat as it descends into an overly earnest polemic. Extremely entertaining, with great performances all around.
Nobody plays white-collar sleaze quite like Alan Alda.
This review of Mad City (1997) was written by Edith N on 05 May 2009.
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