The damaged metropolis at the heart of Allen Hughes’ neo-noir Broken City is New York, but you won’t find very much flavor or texture of the Big Apple within the confines of this film. Despite three weeks of location shooting there, the movie seems rather generic, one of those crime thrillers where things aren’t what they seem for a large portion of the movie. But once the revelations are made known, they’re not the kind of immense shockers that something like Chinatown offered. This is far more mundane. Despite a fine cast, the movie doesn’t make the most of its potential.
Studio: Fox
Distributed By: N/A
Video Resolution and Encode: 1080P/AVC
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audio: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA, Spanish 5.1 DD
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Rating: R
Run Time: 1 Hr. 49 Min.
Package Includes: Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Copy, UltraViolet
keep caseDisc Type: BD50 (dual layer), DVD-9 (dual layer)
Region: A
Release Date: 04/30/2013
MSRP: $39.99
The Production Rating: 3/5
Video Rating: 4/5 3D Rating: NA
Audio Rating: 4/5
Special Features Rating: 2.5/5
Overall Rating: 3/5
Reviewed By: Matt Hough
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