Although actors Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe chew up the scenery when they act together and play well off of each other the number of profanities pile up quickly in this film. They are uttered often and throughout the entire movie.
Crowe plays the Mayor of New York City who is campaigning for re-election. He believes his wife (Catherine Zeta Jones) is involved with his opponent’s campaign manager and although Wahlberg’s character, Billy Taggart, was released from duty seven years earlier, he is now a private investigator. The Mayor hires him and places a check for $25,000 in his hand with the promise of another $25,000 if he brings him photos and news on what his wife is doing with this man.
The plot thickens when the campaign manager is killed and soon Taggart is trying to piece this mysterious puzzle together although he realizes his own cost might be great if he truly intends to bring the Mayor to his knees. Despite the solid performances from Wahlberg and Crowe, this movie is not family friendly and features not only the strong language in the content but nudity as well.