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"State of Play" is a smart, ingenious thriller set in the halls of Congress and the city room of a newspaper not unlike the Washington Post. It's also a political movie; its villain a shadowy corporation that contracts with the government for security duties and mercenaries in Iraq.
Apr 17, 2009 · A taut, well-acted political thriller, State of Play overcomes some unsubtle plot twists with an intelligent script and swift direction. Read Critics Reviews
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- Kevin Macdonald
- PG-13
- Russell Crowe
Apr 17, 2009 · State of Play: Directed by Kevin Macdonald. With Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren. When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Kevin Macdonald
- 2009-04-17
Apr 23, 2009 · Peter Bradshaw. Thu 23 Apr 2009 19.01 EDT. P aul Abbott's much-admired BBC drama serial about a murderous conspiracy at the heart of the British establishment has...
State of Play is a classy piece of Hollywood filmmaking that delivers an entertaining two hours in the cinema and features enjoyable star performances from Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel...
State of Play is a 2009 political thriller film directed by Kevin Macdonald. It is based on the 2003 British television serial of the same name. The film tells of a journalist's ( Russell Crowe) probe into the suspicious death of the assistant and mistress of a Congressman ( Ben Affleck ).
State of Play is consistently good, has gripping parts and some very good performances, until it suddenly undoes its own highly cooked conspiracy-thriller intentions for one of those twist-endings that takes things back a notch.