Broken City

At the beginning of the movie Broken City we meet Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg), a New York City police officer who is potentially facing charges of murder. Some believe he shot an armed suspect in self defense, others believe he intentionally gunned down the "known" criminal who got off on a technicality. However, when evidence, and a witness comes out that could prove Taggart's guilt, Mayor Hostetler (Russell Crowe) who considers Taggart a "hero" covers it up under the condition that Taggart retire from the force.

Fast forward seven years and Taggart seems to be doing well for himself. He is working as a private investigator and in a long term relationship with an aspiring actress. This being the case he is more than a little worried when the mayor calls and asks him to meet with him. When he gets to the mayor's office he finds out that the mayor is in need of his private investigative abilities. Though the mayor's request seems simple enough at first, Taggart quickly gets drawn into a dangerous political battle leading up to the next election. In the end he will have to decide which side he wants to be on and how much he is willing to give up in order to uncover the truth and bring the guilty to justice.

Broken City was a fairly decent action movie with a lot of good political intrigue and more plot than many other films of its genre. It keeps viewers on edge as they wonder what Taggart is going to do, and who is going to win in the end. There is certainly a battle of many wills going on throughout the movie, and it all comes down to how well the opponents can predict each others actions, who has the most to lose, and who is willing to give that all up to win.

I enjoyed this movie quite a bit and would say it is worth a watch. The acting is superb and the plot is both intriguing and suspenseful, as it should be. It certainly keeps the viewer curious as to how things are going to turn out in the end, the whole way through and makes one think about actions and their subsequent consequences.

-Lynx