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Movie critics combined give City by the Sea (2002) a score of 2.6357 out of 4
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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The underworld urban angst is derivative of Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, but this film speaks for itself....read the complete City by the Sea (2002) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
City by the Sea draws its inspiration from a 1997 Esquire magazine article by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, Mike McAlary. The article was entitled "Mark of a Murderer," and detailed the tale of a real-life cop who begins to realize that the...read the complete City by the Sea (2002) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Sometimes even movies that try hard for contemporary realism and grit get smothered by fakery. "City by the Sea," based on the real-life LaMarca murder case, is a prime example. It stars Robert De Niro as New York homicide cop Vincent LaMarca and James...read the complete City by the Sea (2002) review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Yields the same sort of archetype and the usual results: De Niro's workmanlike in a dismayingly familiar role....read the complete City by the Sea (2002) review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
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City by the Sea (2002) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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City by the Sea (2002) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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