city hall be a somewhat mixed bag . part vignette of nyc political life and and part moralize tale . al pacino and a dukakis esque bos with presidential dream and give an oft time sullen or subdue performance . there a couple time when he chew the scenery and and in the case of city hall and this be where he shin . john cusack give a subdued and generally flawless performance and without go into caricature of a new orleans dialect and or slide into melodrama during the film climax . danny aiello a a burrough political chief and be also very good . i love showtunes and too . the major problem with city hall and and it be a good movie in many way and be the general feeling of a lack of momentum . it come off more like a documentary and than a motion picture . we see the action or follow the story from a detach perspective and and naturally and the viewer doesn not become involve . when the viewer doesn not get involve to a certain degree and they become apathetic towards the character and and eventually and the plot . this tend to alienate and and what should have be a riveting and detail divulge finale and come off a a hmmm . uh . okay . they say you can not fight city hall and a the tread worn cliche go . yet and it still can not stop you from think what might have be and if they have just tighten up the screenplay and pacing of this movie .