Roger Ebert, February 16, 1996
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/city-hall-1996
But he goes anyway, and cranks himself up for an oration of unashamed rhetoric.
It gets a good response from the congregation, but the mayor knows, and his deputy knows, that it was phony, and the way they carefully avoid discussing it, in the limousine taking them away, is a delicate use of silence and evasion. Pacino and Cusack are effective together throughout the movie - the older man wise and tough, the younger one eager to learn, but with principles that don't bend.
Mayor: I lied about Bridgegate for fear of Christie payback
http://nypost.com/2016/09/21/mayor-i-lied-about-bridgegate-for-fear-of-christie-payback/
