In New York City, police detective Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) is arrested for the murder of suspected rapist Mikey Tavarez. He is cleared but is rejected by the force. Mayor Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe) had hidden evidence about the case. Seven years later, Billy is struggling as a private investigator. The mayor hires him to investigate his wife Cathleen (Catherine Zeta-Jones).
Corruption in the big city. This theme is nothing new. It's been done before and done better. The story is a little weak especially the ultimate corruption. If they were going for noir, they really needed a sad ending instead of a sappy ending. The ending is too weak. I like Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg playing corrupt characters. In general, I like the tone. I wish they do more of a re-write and embrace the corruption/noir even more.
Corruption in the big city. This theme is nothing new. It's been done before and done better. The story is a little weak especially the ultimate corruption. If they were going for noir, they really needed a sad ending instead of a sappy ending. The ending is too weak. I like Russell Crowe and Mark Wahlberg playing corrupt characters. In general, I like the tone. I wish they do more of a re-write and embrace the corruption/noir even more.