Last year Mark Wahlberg starred in one of the better January releases, "Contraband", a film that helped prove that films from this time of year aren't all bad (see also: "Haywire" and "The Grey"). This year he produced, and starred in, the Allen Hughes (of the Hughes Brothers) helmed project "Broken City"; a political thriller that proves why some films are released against the Oscar-buzz films that fill the screens around this time. Wahlberg plays a disgraced police officer who, seven years after gunning down a suspected rapist, becomes a private eye, only to be caught up in a murder case tied into the NYC mayoral race. Though the actors, such as Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Jefferey Wright, handle the material well, giving solid performances, the script offers little that is interesting. The scandal set into action in "Broken City" moves along at a slow pace, and unfolds with little shock. By the time you reach the climax, you've already figured out each move,or you fell asleep.
Grade: D+
Easter Egg: No
3D: N/A
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Jefferey Wright
Director: Allen Hughes
Writer(s): Brian Tucker
RT: 109 min
Rating: R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
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