Review of Broken City (2013) by Stacey O — 14 Jul 2013

Decent crime/drama with an interesting cast.

This review of Broken City (2013) was written by Stacey O on 14 Jul 2013.

Broken City has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Wade H (568) on 19 Dec 2014

Whalberg and Crowe try hard, but are weighed down with an undeveloped plot, predictable cliches, and unneeded subplots…

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By Collin R (473) on 16 Apr 2016

Step one, get two big name actors step two tell add nothing else to the movie…

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By Gemma P (40) on 06 Dec 2016

Great acting from a great cast that is consistently marred by a vague script with too many stories to tell and too many major plot templates…

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By Steven J (255) on 09 Jan 2016

Fairly boring film, although the performances from Jeffrey Wright and Catherine Zeta-Jones save it from being bad…

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By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 05 Jun 2016

Broken City may not be the most original film, but it's a good-looking and lightly entertaining one…

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By Adrian L (137) on 26 Dec 2014

Broken City really has a broken script that Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Kyle Chandler can't save…

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By Paulystan (6) on 03 Mar 2016

The only good thing about this film was the character played by Mark Wahlberg…

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By Grant H (1,337) on 02 Jan 2015

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By Xavier B (22) on 11 Aug 2014

The other ratings for this film are pretty low... I think people are missing out on the adventure. It's awesome…

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By Martin O (375) on 28 Jul 2015

Really run of the mill political drama…

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