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Mad City (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 27

Fresh: 10

Rotten:17

Average Rating: 5.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: When a recently fired museum guard files a grievance with his boss by menacing her with a shotgun and ends up with a gaggle of schoolkid hostages, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a... When a recently fired museum guard files a grievance with his boss by menacing her with a shotgun and ends up with a gaggle of schoolkid hostages, it seems like the perfect opportunity for a has-been news anchor to revive his flagging career. Indeed, the ratings soar, with the newsman inflating the standoff and priming his slow-witted star for the limelight. [More]

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, John Travolta, Alan Alda, Mia Kirshner, Ted Levine, Robert Prosky, Blythe Danner, William Atherton

Director: Costa Gavras

Director: Costa Gavras
Story: Tom Matthews, Eric Williams
Screenwriter: Tom Matthews
Composer: Thomas Newman
Producer: Anne Kopelson, Arnold Kopelson

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Mad City is a waste of your time and money.

Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers | comment Comment
05/23/07
Gary Brown
Houston Community Newspapers

This simplistic and obvious expose about the manipulative power of the news media (lazily acted by Travoilta and Hoffman) is so familiar that it's not going to upset or provoke anyone.

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08/21/06
Emanuel Levy
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out

...a film of mild pleasures and mild annoyances, alternately tired and clever yet ultimately dismissible.

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07/08/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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05/06/05
Clint Morris
Film Threat

'The media are vultures' is the prevailing point here, and it is not expressed in the most original or interesting of ways.

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12/05/04
Michael Dequina
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05/17/04
Dragan Antulov
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02/24/04
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Compelling analysis of the modern media. Somewhat obvious, but still works.

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Fred Topel
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