"Broken City" stars Mark Wahlberg as Billy, a NYPD detective cleared on murder charges but asked to leave the force by the mayor (Russell Crowe) and police commissioner (Jeffery Wright). Billy becomes a private eye specializing in tailing cheating spouses. Years later the mayor calls on Billy while in the middle of a heated battle for re-election and asks him to follow his wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones). What starts as a simple cheating spouse job for Billy quickly spirals into something much bigger as he begins to unravel secrets that could impact the election and Billy's life.
With such a star-studded cast including Kyle Chandler in a supporting role, one would think this movie would stand a chance. I think despite the cast and a good turn from Crowe there's just not much here to recommend. The script is a major problem. It just feels like there's nothing new or fresh here in the story and the result is a film that feels forced and stale. Zeta-Jones is really wasted in her role as the mayor's wife and Wahlberg seems like he's going through the motions.
It's not terrible but there's nothing here to recommend - C-
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