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City Hall

It started with a shootout on a rainswept street and ended in a scandal that shattered New York.

5.9 / 10

111 minutes

1996-02-16

English

US

Actors :

Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Martin Landau, David Paymer, Anthony Franciosa, Lindsay Duncan, Luna Lauren Velez, Richard Schiff, Richard Gant, John Finn, Mel Winkler, Angel David, John Slattery

Description

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

Reviews

talisencrw

talisencrw

6/23/2021, 3:57:46 PM

Being a huge fan of Al Pacino (from the likes of 'Heat', the 'Godfather' movies, and 'Dog Day Afternoon' especially) and having had a huge crush on Bridget Fonda ('Single White Female', anyone?) back in the day (Peter Fonda's famous daughter was named 85th sexiest star in film history, and Mrs. Danny Elfman hasn't been involved in film, unfortunately, since 2002), I was hugely disappointed in this...

JPV852

JPV852

6/23/2021, 3:58:49 PM

Saw this one maybe 20 years ago and for whatever reason had a hankering to check it out again. Not great or ambitious as it sounds and pacing was a bit off, but in general found it engaging and had solid performances. I do wonder how much better it could have been under someone like Scorsese. **3.5/5**

GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

1/13/2023, 11:04:25 PM

There is a historical accuracy in how the film is presented. A small thing, the murder of a boy, builds and builds, and unravels all the layers of the onions until the ripples can be felt at the highest and most powerful levels. That is, essentially what happened with Watergate where a simple B&E brought down Nixon. It's also what happened, almost 2,000 years earlier with the Conspiracy of Cant...