Jan Wahl Movie Review: 'Broken City' ? CBS San Francisco

Catherine Zeta-Jones & Russell Crowe in ?Broken City? (credit: 20th Century Fox)

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(KCBS) ? KCBS Entertainment Editor Jan Wahl reviews the dramatic thriller ?Broken City,? starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Barry Pepper and Kyle Chandler.

KCBS Entertainment Reporter Jan Wahl:

• KCBS Entertainment Report: Broken City
• Jan Wahl

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BROKEN CITY (R)

Broken City is like an expensive, all-star episode of law and order. That?s not bad when it comes to movie escapism, especially when you?re talking Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg facing off in a political crime thriller. Wahlberg plays a former policeman turned private detective who?s thrown headfirst into trouble when the Mayor of New York (Crowe) hires him to investigate his wife (Catherine Zeta Jones).

Mark Wahlberg (credit: 20th Century Fox)

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There are a few too many twists and turns; it?s easy to be confused ? but not boring. I give a special hats off to a lack of graphic blood ? a reminder that exploding bodies isn?t necessary for a movie?s excitement or tension. There?s also some beautiful cinematography of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Fine for DVD.

Two hats.

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Movies To See Right Now: Lincoln, Beasts of The Southern Wild, Les Miserables, Zero Dark Thirty & Silver Linings Playbook

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You can hear KCBS Entertainment Editor Jan Wahl?s movie reviews on KCBS All News 740AM and 106.9FM Fridays at 8:53am & 4:53pm.

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