Review of Broken City (2013) by Midlands M — 19 Oct 2013
One of the worst things surely is to be boring. Love and hate occupy a similar set of values that emotionally resonate with us all but to be boring, average or ignored could be the worst of all. Unfortunately, Broken City, the first film by Allen Hughes (on his own without his brother Albert) is so run of the mill, it may as well be called Political Thriller 101.
A poor script that a cast of heavyweights including Russell Crowe, Mark Wahlberg & Catherine Zeta-Jones (who to be fair give it their best shot) cannot raise the film above a made-for-TV afternoon melodrama in a lacklustre tale of blackmail and (limited) intrigue.
Everything about the film was so-so and I felt no connection to the characters, plot or story as a series of formulaic chestnuts and night-time city images flashed in front of my tired and weary eyes.
Broken City needs more than a reformed detective to fix this mess. 5/10 Midlands Movies Mike.
This review of Broken City (2013) was written by Midlands M on 19 Oct 2013.
Broken City has generally received mixed reviews.
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