When the audience if five steps ahead of the “crack detective” lead onscreen: Not.
Politics is a dirty game, theres no question about it.
Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) is an ex-cop turned private eye.
Fervor over the Mayors inactivity in saving these peoples homes is not really what worries Hostetler though.
Hell, our crack detective cant even figure out that his own girlfriend doesnt love him anymore.
The attempted twists are broken, flimsy and underwhelming (not so twisty).
Well why dont you just tell him whats going on?
Its just a way to try and stretch out the mystery everyones already figured out.
However, his inability to map out the flawed script comes as quite a shock.
Aside from the non-existent suspense, there are scenes dedicated to offering nothing beyond idle chatter.
Taggarts relationship with his girlfriend seems unnecessary and only exists to tie him back to Bolton Village.
My one complaint about realism is; in real life we see these controversies play out every day.
The only time we see a death at the end of it all, is due to suicide.
Things simply do not play out like this.
The fact is,Broken Cityplays the thriller game.
Digging for a larger meaning doesnt work well on this films terms.
By the standards of most Americans, its the entire nation thats broken, not just one city.
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