Movie Reviews: Broken City, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Gangster Squad, Zero Dark Thirty and More
Movie reviews and movie times for theaters in University City and St. Louis, MO.
Editor's Note: All reviews and information are aggregated from Moviefone. - - - - - Broken City Mark Glass, Patch blogger: This urban political/crime drama is surprisingly well-scripted, with more than its fair share of twists and turns. Mark Wahlberg plays a hardnosed New York cop, who is stripped of his badge early in the film over a controversy about his shooting an alleged rapist. Although the mayor (Russell Crowe) understands and approves of what he did, public outrage over what may have been excessive force compels The Brass to throw Wahlberg under the proverbial bus. Brian Tucker’s script is particularly impressive for a rookie. Director Allen Hughes’ experience in the genre helps, with the pacing and mostly non-glamorous settings …
