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Old 06-29-12 | 10:13 PM
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Broken City -- D: Allen Hughes S: Crowe, Wahlberg, Zeta Jones, Pepper -- 1/18/13

Director: Allen Hughes (of the Hughes brothers...not sure why he's directing solo)
Script: Brian Tucker
Cast:
Mark Wahlberg
Russell Crowe
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Barry Pepper
Kyle Chandler
Justin Chambers

Plot: An ex-cop (Wahlberg) trailing the wife of New York City's mayor (Crowe) finds himself immersed in a larger scandal.

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3...2...1 until someone mentions that the studio must think this movie is shit because it's being released in January

Filming completed in February and already has an MPAA rating, Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence
Old 12-29-12 | 07:56 PM
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This movie looks terrible.

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Old 12-29-12 | 08:00 PM
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I thought it looked okay but was directed by guy who directed Contraband and that was one of the worst flicks of 2012.
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I can't wait for this movie to come out so I never have to see that wretched trailer again.
Old 12-30-12 | 10:47 PM
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Oh, and my mistake, guy who directed Contraband DID NOT direct this. He directed that flick called Snitch, with The Rock. Benjamin Bratt plays a Mexican drug lord. I got confused cuz I saw both trailers backt-to-back in front of Zero Dark Thirty the other day.
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21% on RT. Eh
Old 01-17-13 | 10:21 PM
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My wife and are seeing this tomorrow night. I think she doesn't care how bad it is because she gets to watch Wahlberg.
Old 01-18-13 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by nickdawgy
My wife and are seeing this tomorrow night. I think she doesn't care how bad it is because she gets to watch Wahlberg.
I bet you don't get to make a decision for a movie like that.
Old 01-18-13 | 11:53 AM
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Re: Broken City -- D: Allen Hughes S: Crowe, Wahlberg, Zeta Jones, Pepper -- 1/18/13

Originally Posted by Supermallet
I can't wait for this movie to come out so I never have to see that wretched trailer again.
Funny. I never even heard of this film till yesterday.
Old 01-18-13 | 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by d2cheer
I bet you don't get to make a decision for a movie like that.


I'm not one to say a movie sucks but at least you see _________ all movie.
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Originally Posted by Supermallet
I can't wait for this movie to come out so I never have to see that wretched trailer again.
I felt the same way about the Gangster Squad trailer.
Old 01-19-13 | 01:48 AM
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Re: Broken City -- D: Allen Hughes S: Crowe, Wahlberg, Zeta Jones, Pepper -- 1/18/13

Was pretty slow. I'd give it 2 out of 5 stars. We almost walked out and we've never done that before.

Wahlberg had some good scenes and there was a bit of humor, but Crowe tried too hard. Definitely worthy of the rating it's getting at RT.
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The dialogue here was pretty painful to experience. The worst part was watching Crowe and Wahlberg say it. And the screenplay is a mess. There are several storylines and relationships that need either fleshing out, resolution, or clarification. This movie was right to have broken in its title. How they got such a decent cast to sign after this script, I will never know.
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Re: Broken City -- D: Allen Hughes S: Crowe, Wahlberg, Zeta Jones, Pepper -- 1/18/13

Originally Posted by IIG
The dialogue here was pretty painful to experience. The worst part was watching Crowe and Wahlberg say it. And the screenplay is a mess. There are several storylines and relationships that need either fleshing out, resolution, or clarification. This movie was right to have broken in its title. How they got such a decent cast to sign after this script, I will never know.
See Movie 43, then ponder that again.
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Re: Broken City -- D: Allen Hughes S: Crowe, Wahlberg, Zeta Jones, Pepper -- 1/18/13

Saw this last night. Average at best. I'd give it maybe a 2.5 or 3/5.

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