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The Plight of the Modern Journalist: Movie Review of State of Play (2009)

by andaryl andaryl is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Movies, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Apr 23 '09
Pros: Intelligent study, strong cast
Cons: Poor wrap, Affleck not convincing
Taking its basis from a 2003 British TV miniseries (of the same name), State of Play promised to be among the earliest blockbuster movies of 2009. It was originally cast with Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in leading roles, but Pitt’s indifferences ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Who Is Getting Played?

by coldsteel7 coldsteel7 is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Movies, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Apr 26 '09
Pros: Exceptional Dialogue, Plot, Character Development, Casting.
Cons: None.
Yes!  A film that keeps you guessing from start to finish with exceptional dialogue and superb acting...what more could you ask for?  State of Play displayed Hollywood excellence on every level.  One of the best thriller films ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Sex, Murder and Politics - State of Play

by dragonfire88 dragonfire88 is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Movies, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 50, Apr 21 '09
Pros: Entertaining thriller with good cast.
Cons: None for me.
Several movies come out every year with trailers that claim they are great thrillers.  Unfortunately, most of the time, the movies are far from great and only mildly entertaining.  I've been interested in seeing State of Play ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

"STATE OF PLAY": WHY INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IS IMPORTANT

by mike.holmes mike.holmes is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Movies, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Apr 17 '09
Pros: Excellent acting, great script, direction and cinematography-fast moving thriller
Cons: Almost too of a story for two hours
"State of Play" is based on a British television series with the same name.  The movie is a rapid-paced thriller concerning the uncovering of political corruption by a team of investigative journalists.  I was drawn to the film because of its ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 2.0
 

Get Real

by bilavideo bilavideo is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Movies, Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 1000, May 09 '09
Pros: decent performances by talented actors
Cons: moronic plot that drives like a car without a steering wheel
State of Play is a political suspense thriller - about the junction between journalism and politics - that tries so hard it crosses the line between expose and exposilly.  You'd have to be living in a Montana cabin not to notice ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

Play Date

by spelvini spelvini is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Movies, , Apr 19 '09
Pros: Nice little journalistic political thriller
Cons: New York City Movie Theater ticket prices are murder!
State of Play kicks off fueled by the suggestion that the journalistic values that Russell Crowe's Cal McAffrey strives to preserve are irriplacable values of newspaper reporting and not the shallow opinion-based blogging of Rachel McAdams' Della ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

An entertaining political thriller.

by jeff_wilder78 Epinions Most Popular Authors - Top 500, Apr 26 '09
Pros: The acting, the suspense.
Cons: The ending might be confusing for some people.
Most movies with big name actors like Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck are hyped up well in advance so the audience doesn't miss a chance of knowing they are there in theaters. This wasn't the case for State Of Play. I first became aware of the movie ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

On the Story

by topreviewerman , Apr 20 '09
Pros: Lots of neat little twists.
Cons: Subdued British-style drama.
The plot developments keep State of Play interesting, but it retains the character of a BBC television series on which it was based, compacted into a single movie. If you want an interwoven plot, you've got it. Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe) ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
 

Exciting non-stop political thriller of the highest caliber

by ststst , Apr 28 '09
Pros: Excellent acting by a well casted list of actors and non-stop suspense.
Cons: Not much is wrong with this superbly crafted thriller.
The newspaper industry is clinging to dear life and this movie focuses some of it's fiery efforts on that claim. State of play is not just an amazing taut political thriller, it is also a strong action adventure with suspense and mystery to ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

A surprisingly good and smart thriller

by wrestler , Jun 05 '09
Pros: Good performances, almost plausible
Cons: lots of clichés, almost but not quite plausible
Sometimes you get the impression that the writers of thrillers like State Of Play are trying to one-up a buddy writing a movie of the same genre. It's as if the template for such movies is the more crazy plot twists, the better. The problem with this, of ...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
 

A tight Thriller with Twists

by garethvk , Apr 17 '09
Pros: Great Cast and Story
Cons: None
In the corridors of the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. alliances and wheeling and dealing are the name of the game. With billions if not trillions of dollars hinging on new laws and policy, corporations clearly have an interest in which way the ...
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