critics consensus reads: "Broken City'''s thinly sketched, formulaic script offers meager rewards for all but the least demanding noir aficionados." Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Emily Helwig wrote for The Hollywood Reporter, critics "have been less than thrilled" with Broken City. "While many praise the talented cast and others enjoyed the cinematography, some critics add that Brian Tucker's screenplay might have been the problem and that it may have been a better story told as a period piece." Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune'' praises the cinematography of Ben Seresin, describing it as having an "autumnal glow", but criticizes the "coincidence and improbability" of the script, which lets down the able cast. Richard Roeper gave it 3 out of 4 stars, criticizing the script but saying, "It's pretty trashy and sometimes stupid. But there was never a moment when I wasn't entertained on one level or another." See also List of films featuring fictional films References External links 2013 films 2013 crime drama films 2013 crime thriller films 2013 thriller drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s political thriller films 20th Century Fox films Adultery in films American crime drama films American crime thriller films American detective films American political thriller films American thriller drama films Black Bear Pictures films Films about elections Films about the New York City Police Department Films directed by the Hughes brothers Films produced by Mark Wahlberg Films scored by Atticus Ross Films set in New York City Films shot in Louisiana Films shot in New York City MoviePass Films films Mr. Mudd films Regency Enterprises films Films produced by Arnon Milchan 2010s American films