Review of Broken City (2013) by Cameronmorewood — 24 Jul 2013

Allen Hughes' intellectually vacant Broken City feels about as fake and pretentious as Russell Crowe's Kardashian-like spray tan and obnoxious blonde wig.

This review of Broken City (2013) was written by Cameronmorewood on 24 Jul 2013.

Broken City has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Patrick K (995) on 31 May 2014

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