Broken City

Went to see this today and found it to be one of the dullest, most in involving thrillers in many a year. There's not a single original moment here, it looks and feels like a dozen 90s thrillers and we've seen Andy Garcia play the central role at least twice in far superior films.

There's some real talent here but no one has anything to do. You can tell from their introduction where each character will fit in and their fate and anyone whose in the least but surprised by the ending will have either never seen a thriller from the 90s or be suffering severe brain damage.

I was content to wait to see this on DVD but after leaving A Good Day to Die Hard and seeing that it was raining I decided that for the sake if 4 euro I'd take in another film. Really shouldn't have bothered as getting soaked would have been just as much fun as sitting through this. Real shame it's such a bland run of the mill and generic 2 hours as the talent involved leads you to believe that this could be something a little special.

delbertgrady

Yes, it's extremely pedestrian, with nothing to elevate it above straight-to-DVD fodder. I was amused at some of the choice review quotes featured on the poster (crucially, from neither film publications nor respectable print media): a "simmering, all-star thriller" (Nuts) and a "hugely enjoyable action movie" (Glamour). :rolleyes:
The film that Wahlberg's girlfriend makes is laughably bad. I know it's only a minor detail, but it was like a spoof.