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State of Play (2009)
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When his mistress is found dead, Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) tries desperately to protect his name and career. As journalists Cal (Russell Crowe) and Della (Rachel McAdams) investigate further, they uncover an intricate web of lies that stretches to the highest levels of power. Based on the critically acclaimed BBC miniseries, this intriguing political thriller co-stars Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn and Jason Bateman.
| Release Date: | April 17th, 2009 |
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| State of Play Movie Review by Martin (11/1/2009) |
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The Only surprise in "State of play" is that Ben Affleck manages to out act Russell Crowe, although the film thinks it has alot more surprises to offer than this.
The plot in this movie is realy complicated, which i ushually love, as to much tends to be better than to little. Here though the twists and turns of the story...
(complete State of Play review by Martin)
| State of Play Movie Review by Steven (5/12/2009) |
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As someone who is drawn to conspiracy type movies I knew (kind of) what to expect from "State of Play'. But I didn't know how good it would be. Russell Crowe plays a scruffy journalist who comes on the investigation of a congressman (Ben Affleck) whose assistant is found murdered. The investigation exposes an affair...
(complete State of Play review by Steven)
| State of Play Movie Review by Jarrod (4/20/2009) |
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'State of Play' is a condensed version of a British TV series created by Paul Abbot; but a lot of has been crammed in here, one of the screenwriters is Tony Gilroy, who did Michael Clayton, and the recent Duplicity, with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Gilroy enjoys puzzling, labyrinthine narratives, and this film may have...
(complete State of Play review by Jarrod)
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