Rotten
It's a local-government corruption thriller that doesn't care about logic or consistency or the people watching it.
Wesley Morris, Grantland
Broken City
Proof Can Be a Powerful Weapon.
2013 · 1h 49m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Allen Hughes
Overview
In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure, the mayor. Billy's relentless pursuit of justice, matched only by his streetwise toughness, makes him an unstoppable force - and the mayor's worst nightmare.
Director and cast
- Allen Hughes Director
- Mark Wahlberg as Billy Taggart
- Russell Crowe as Nicholas Hostetler
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Cathleen Hostetler
- Jeffrey Wright as Carl Fairbanks
- Barry Pepper as Jack Valliant
- Alona Tal as Katy Bradshaw
- Natalie Martinez as Natalie Barrow
- Michael Beach as Tony Jansen
- Kyle Chandler as Paul Andrews
- James Ransone as Todd Lancaster
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Somewhere in here there's a cogent, timely attack on the links between business and politics.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Fresh
If you're in the mood for some slick trash featuring great actors slumming it without phoning it in, "Broken City" is a crackling good time.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
Most of the roles are so ambiguous you end up scratching your head in the final reel, and some of the loose ends are so irrelevant they seem to have ended up on the cutting-room floor.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten
What follows is not a review; it's an autopsy...one long (illustrated!) spoiler.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
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