Broken City (2013)
There’s really only one reason you’ll sit through Broken City: to watch three good-looking people up on the big screen. It’s always a more enjoyable movie when the stars are pretty to look at, isn’t it? In this one, Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Catherine Zeta-Jones headline, but it’s really only Catherine who looks particularly pretty. Russell has a strange hairdo and Mark just looks tired.
Ex-cop Mark is a private detective, and Russell, the mayor of New York City calls in a favor. He’s up for re-election, and he thinks his wife Catherine is cheating on him. To pre-empt the tabloids and opposition team, he asks Mark to spy on her and find evidence. But there’s much more than meets the eye. . .
To be honest, there’s a lot more than meets the eye, and it’s called a handheld camera. I went to see this movie with my mom, who suffers from vertigo, and the film was so devastating to her health, it took her over two years to fully recover. The camera is nearly constantly moving, turning, and swerving, and there are several scenes with strobing police lights, so if you suffer from the same ailment, stay very far away from this movie.
As far as “dirty politician double-crosses the average Joe” movies go, Broken City isn’t above average. It’s pretty predictable and will only really appeal to fans of the cast. Young, impressionable girls who want to drool over Mark Wahlberg and young, impressionable boys who want to drool over Catherine Zeta-Jones will probably be the happiest audience members. Rent it, you youngsters, for a fun date night!
DLM warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie is not your friend. It's exclusively filmed with a handheld, active camera, and there are several scenes with strobing police lights. It will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
More Catherine Zeta-Jones movies here!
Ex-cop Mark is a private detective, and Russell, the mayor of New York City calls in a favor. He’s up for re-election, and he thinks his wife Catherine is cheating on him. To pre-empt the tabloids and opposition team, he asks Mark to spy on her and find evidence. But there’s much more than meets the eye. . .
To be honest, there’s a lot more than meets the eye, and it’s called a handheld camera. I went to see this movie with my mom, who suffers from vertigo, and the film was so devastating to her health, it took her over two years to fully recover. The camera is nearly constantly moving, turning, and swerving, and there are several scenes with strobing police lights, so if you suffer from the same ailment, stay very far away from this movie.
As far as “dirty politician double-crosses the average Joe” movies go, Broken City isn’t above average. It’s pretty predictable and will only really appeal to fans of the cast. Young, impressionable girls who want to drool over Mark Wahlberg and young, impressionable boys who want to drool over Catherine Zeta-Jones will probably be the happiest audience members. Rent it, you youngsters, for a fun date night!
DLM warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie is not your friend. It's exclusively filmed with a handheld, active camera, and there are several scenes with strobing police lights. It will make you sick. In other words, “Don’t Look, Mom!”
More Catherine Zeta-Jones movies here!