This one had the makings of a classic, with a very interesting cast: Whalberg, Crowe, and Zeta-Jones, all of whom have done great work before and are more than engaging and capable of giving us multi layered performances. The result is satisfying, but it feels rushed, and there were moments when there are gaps in the narrative. The supporting roles needed a little fleshing out because as I mentioned before the seeds were planted, yet something stunts the full development of a golden promise.
Crowe shines in the role of the apparently corrupt mayor of a city getting ready for an electoral race. Unfortunately, one keeps waiting for more. Whalberg provides a good balance as a good man with a flawed past, and there are the supporting characters, somehow essential to the development of the plot twists, and there are at best, outlines, sketches, without much depth, and we like them because the performers are so charismatic. Barry Pepper especially has a couple of memorable moments, and in a much smaller, but no less interesting is Kyle Chandler a guy with a mysterious past.
What begins as a detective story, soon turns into a thriller, where our hero must confront the consequence of his misjudgement and impetuous nature. Whalberg is very sympathetic and very likable, even in the moments where his character shows his dark side. There is always someone who is just well, worse than him.
"Broken City" gives new meaning to "I hope there's a director's cut somewhere"...
Crowe shines in the role of the apparently corrupt mayor of a city getting ready for an electoral race. Unfortunately, one keeps waiting for more. Whalberg provides a good balance as a good man with a flawed past, and there are the supporting characters, somehow essential to the development of the plot twists, and there are at best, outlines, sketches, without much depth, and we like them because the performers are so charismatic. Barry Pepper especially has a couple of memorable moments, and in a much smaller, but no less interesting is Kyle Chandler a guy with a mysterious past.
What begins as a detective story, soon turns into a thriller, where our hero must confront the consequence of his misjudgement and impetuous nature. Whalberg is very sympathetic and very likable, even in the moments where his character shows his dark side. There is always someone who is just well, worse than him.
"Broken City" gives new meaning to "I hope there's a director's cut somewhere"...