State of Play

State of Play

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Released
21/09/2009
Film and TV Genre
General, Thriller
Video Format
PAL
DVD Region
2 (will only play on Region 2 and Multi-Region DVD players)
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Description

Mix a cute young blogger with an older, weathered newspaper reporter and you have the protagonists for the thriller, State of Play. The gripping mystery/drama features Rachel McAdams as blogger Della Frye, and Russell Crowe as reporter Cal McAffrey. They both play well in the film, but McAdams' Frye is a bit naive and seems to be given some favoritism from the otherwise down-to-business editor, played by the gorgeous, if humorless Helen Mirren. You can see it coming as soon as Crowe's character disses the young blogger - the two are soon to be a team. Hollywood's cliché pairing of a 20-something ingénue with a 40-something superstar makes for some nice eye candy.

Truly, the superstar in this film is Robin Wright Penn, who takes over the screen with her stand-by-your-man portrayal of Anne Collins, wife of philandering Congressman Stephen Collins, played by Ben Affleck. It seems Stephen's mistress was thrown under a train and all the usual suspects are present in the film to detract any would-be detectives from easily figuring out this tight who-dunnit. If Crowe's long, Bohemian locks don't tickle you, throw in Jason Bateman's portrayal of the weasel Dominic Foy, and this film gets downright fun.

Plot Synopsis

A political conspiracy lies at the heart of this film starring Oscar winners Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Helen Mirren. A reporter (Crowe) in the nation's capital discovers a mess of lies when the mistress of a congressman (Affleck) is murdered. Kevin Macdonald (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) directs this thriller based on the BBC miniseries of the same name.

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Product Details

Actors
Director
Kevin Macdonald
Audio Format
Dolby Digital - English
Aspect Ratio
  • 1.85:1
  • 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Media Format
DVD-Video
Run Time (minutes)
122
Number of Discs
1
Label / Studio
UNIVERSAL
Film Format
Anamorphic
Disc Features
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection
  • Deleted scenes
  • Making-of
  • Anamorphic
Film Rating (UK)
12
Year of release
2009
Tags
Subtitle Language
  • Arabic,
  • Czech,
  • Danish,
  • Finnish,
  • Hungarian,
  • Icelandic,
  • Norwegian,
  • Swedish
Cast & Crew
Paul Abbott (Creator)
Andrew Hauptman (Producer)
E. Bennett-Walsh (Producer)
Eric Fellner (Producer)
Tim Bevan (Producer)
Billy Ray (Screenwriter)
Matthew Michael Carnahan (Screenwriter)
Tony Gilroy (Screenwriter)
E. Bennett Walsh (Producer)

Additional Information

  • Contains moderate violence and one use of strong language

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25/6/2011
 
5.0

Crowe shines in political thriller

By redcap

from Northern Ireland

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Pros

  • Engaging Characters
  • Entertaining
  • Great Cinematography
  • High Production Value
  • Informative
  • Original

Cons

    Best Uses

    • At Home

    Comments about UNIVERSAL State of Play:

    Intelligent political thriller in the tradition of 1970's conspiracy thrillers.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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