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  1. MichaelL.
    Jan 8, 2006
    8
    This is a very well realized and provacative film about the media's involvement in glorifying crime and criminals. Yes, we've heard this beef before, but rarely so articulately and balanced. The lines between good and bad, fair and unfair are masterfully blurred so the viewer is never quite sure whom to root for. I was moved, impressed, and challenged by this film, and applaud Costa Garvas, and his fine cast. Travolta is better than I've ever seen him, Hoffman is at his quirky best. Danner turns a cardboard character into a human being, and Alan Alda continues to do smarmy better than anyone! Ignore the critics--this is a first-rate film.… Expand
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Metascore
45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    Mad City might have been more fun if it had added that extra spin--if it had attacked the audience as well as the perpetrators. As it is, it's too predictable.
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  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    50
    The absence of originality and inspiration isn't Mad City's only problem -- it also suffers from a shocking lack of subtlety.
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  3. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    60
    It has, at times, a loopy, edgy humor and moments of genuinely affecting pathos. But somehow the combination doesn't add up to anything.
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