Broken City is the type of film that you could figure out just by watching the trailer. It has several narrative twists but none of them come as any surprise. It is a fairly bland, uninteresting film, unless you consider people sitting around drinking a lot of scotch exciting. This is a real shock considering it's directors The Hughes' Brothers work (M2S, From Hell, Book of Eli) is known for its stylish and compelling elements. Mark Wahlberg's principled tough guy is always fun to watch, as is the always terrific Russell Crowe as a slimy NYC mayor, but the material they have to work with is barely a notch above movie of the week territory and as a result the film just isn't as interesting as it should be.
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