Review of City Hall (1996) by Oriol N — 24 Feb 2010
City Hall has all the elements of a great film except one: a script. Four writers worked on the film, and that was obviously three too many. As a result, the storyline is completely limp. There's no suspense at all, and you'll see the one measly plot twist coming a mile away (not that it makes any sense, just that it's obvious).
And oddly, the remainder of the film is superbly crafted. The ensemble cast is nearly flawless, especially Cusack as the go-for-it right-hand man who has no life outside the Mayor's Office. And after almost two hours, Al Pacino really is the Mayor of NYC. The cityscapes of New York are awesome on the big screen, as well, and the witty humor that punctuates the film does a good job at relieving the tedium from watching the film's lifeless story.
Bottom line: Given Pacino's enormous talent, I was expecting a whole lot more.
This review of City Hall (1996) was written by Oriol N on 24 Feb 2010.
City Hall has generally received positive reviews.
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