State of Play
State of Play, directed by Kevin MacDonald, is based on a BBC mini series of the same name. And while it is not quite the mini series (which was six hours) it is a damn good film.
When a woman named Sonia Baker dies on a DC subway track it causes a scandal. She was assisting Cong. Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) in investigating a corporation conspiracy. She was also having an affair with him. And there are a few murders that seem to have nothing to do with this but do they?
Enter the newspaper the Washington Globe who has been take over by a big corporation and needs a story. Old fashioned reporter Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe) is on the case. And so is new paper blogger Della Frye (Rachel McAdams). Overseeing all of this is feisty Editor in Chief Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren).
State of Play is a first rate political thriller. Due to lack of time I cannot get into more plot details. But it is just as well. Why should I spoil anything for you. And if you saw the mini series I will say that this is still a very good intelligent entertainment.
All of the above mentioned actors do a wonderful job. Well, Affleck was pretty good and the others were great. Also doing fine work are Robin Wright Penn (Anne Collins), Jason Bateman (Dominic Foy), and Jeff Daniels (George Fergus).
So put on your thinking caps and check this one out.
When a woman named Sonia Baker dies on a DC subway track it causes a scandal. She was assisting Cong. Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) in investigating a corporation conspiracy. She was also having an affair with him. And there are a few murders that seem to have nothing to do with this but do they?
Enter the newspaper the Washington Globe who has been take over by a big corporation and needs a story. Old fashioned reporter Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe) is on the case. And so is new paper blogger Della Frye (Rachel McAdams). Overseeing all of this is feisty Editor in Chief Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren).
State of Play is a first rate political thriller. Due to lack of time I cannot get into more plot details. But it is just as well. Why should I spoil anything for you. And if you saw the mini series I will say that this is still a very good intelligent entertainment.
All of the above mentioned actors do a wonderful job. Well, Affleck was pretty good and the others were great. Also doing fine work are Robin Wright Penn (Anne Collins), Jason Bateman (Dominic Foy), and Jeff Daniels (George Fergus).
So put on your thinking caps and check this one out.
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