City Hall

1996 • 111 minutes

About this movie

John Cusack ("High Fidelity," "Being John Malkovich") stars as the dedicated deputy mayor to popular New York City mayor, Academy Award-winner Al Pacino ("Insomnia," "Any Given Sunday"). When a shooting in Brooklyn escalates into a citywide scandal, Cusack discovers that the road to the truth has many detours. This powerful political drama stars Bridget Fonda ("A Simple Plan," "Jackie Brown"), Oscar-winner Martin Landau ("The Majestic," "Ready to Rumble"), Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Danny Aiello ("2 Days in the Valley," "The Professional"), and Oscar-nominees David Paymer ("State and Main," "Bait") and Tony Franciosa ("The Drowning Pool," "A Hatful of Rain").

Ratings and reviews

If you think Pacino will steal the show guess again. Cusack holds his own in a movie from the earlier part of his career. The interaction of the two, along with a great supporting cast, is marvelous and the story line will have you cheering and cursing the screen it is so believable you will feel profound empathy. A little known masterpiece of celluloid that you'll want to watch again and again. 'Nuff Said!

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