State of Play

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A review of a taut political thriller in which Russell Crowe demonstrates that he is an acting tour de force!

State of Play is a paint by numbers, formulaic political thriller that is elevated by fast paced direction and the acting by Russell Crowe as a scruffy, paunchy, ink stained wretch of a newspaper reporter and Helen Mirran as his acerbic editor.

State of Play is a jolting journalistic thriller that delivers on being credible, and even exciting.

Movie Review: State of Play (2009) starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams

An acclaimed British miniseries gets the American treatment, but is one of those rare American remakes that works. The death of Congressman Ben Affleck's mistress is just the tip of a big story, as journalist and old friend Russell Crowe discovers.

State of Play is worth seeing.

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