纽约市发现自己处于一个可怜的状态，现任市长尼古拉斯·霍斯特勒为了在即将到来的选举中重新获得职位，出卖并陷害了前警察变身私家侦探比利·塔格特。《破碎之城》的演员阵容(包括马克·沃尔伯格(Mark Wahlberg)、罗素·克劳(Russell Crowe)和凯瑟琳·泽塔-琼斯(Catherine Zeta-Jones)等铁杆演员)的精彩表演、强大但曲折的剧本、迷人的背景音乐和相当吸引人的情节，使《破碎之城》具备了周末娱乐的完美条件。比利·塔格特(马克·沃尔伯格饰)是一名警察出身的私家侦探。纽约市长选举正在进行中，狡猾的现任市长尼古拉斯·霍斯特勒(拉塞尔·克劳饰)为了保住自己的位置不惜一切代价击败对手杰克·威利安特(巴里·佩珀饰)。根据尼古拉斯的说法，纽约市的人可以选任何人当市长，除了被伴侣欺骗的人。他怀疑他的妻子凯瑟琳·霍斯特勒与某人有染。他雇比利给他妻子的伴侣拍照。比利有他自己的背景故事。七年前(在电影的今天之前)，他开枪打死了Mikey Tavarez (Luis Tolentino饰)，这个男人强奸并杀害了他女朋友Natalie Barrow (Natalie Martinez饰)的妹妹。现在，由于尼古拉斯的干预，比利逃离了监狱，他必须回报这个恩惠。 Nicholas makes it obligatory for Billy to say yes to his errand, for which he was willing to pay $50,000. Now, there are several twists and turns in the film, most of them being immensely fascinating. It would really spoil your experience if they are revealed. Let's just say that Billy is in for multiple rude shocks, while he goes about this easy-looking task. The story is meandering, but at no point, are you flummoxed to the point of being disinterested. The film manages to engage you throughout its duration. The lovely background score forms a wonderful foil to the thrilling visuals. The dramatic scenes between Billy and Nicholas, Billy and his girlfriend Natalie, and, in particular, the election debate, are excellently played out. The performances by the cast, Russell, Wahlberg and Catherine, are beyond brilliant. Wahlberg, who can be safely termed as the lone protagonist, gives an effortless performance. A bit more humour in his character would have worked perfectly, though. Russell Crowe is brilliant as the conniving mayor and so is Catherine Zeta-Jones, in a short, yet significant role. The supporting cast does a wonderful job as well. The few drawbacks in the film are as follows; unnecessary back-story and not enough reasoning given for the twists. Yes, you could take as many leaps of faith as you wish to, but those looking for a flawless plot will be left a tad disappointed. For a debut feature film, director Allan Hughes has done a marvellous job. The best part about the film was that it has no black-and-white. All characters have shades of grey, and come with their own infirmities. That helps a lot in making the story believable. This film mixes the following genres, Drama, Action and Thriller, perfectly. Don't miss it! Shivom Oza
