State of Play just a really good movie all around. When you take Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck (yes Ben Affleck, give the guy a break, he's made some pretty good movies since he broke up with J.Lo), Rachel McAdams and Helen Mirren, throw in Kevin Macdonald (the director of the amazing Last King of Scotland) add a little Matthew Michael Carnahan (the writer of The Kingdom) and Tony Gilroy (the writer of all kinds of awesome movies including all the Bourne movies) and you have a recipe for something pretty cool.
The movie is based on a BBC mini-series by the same name. It's a political thriller that actually thrills, unlike a lot of the 'thrillers' that are made today. There are many scenes that get your adrenaline pumping and there is a twist at the end that I didn't really see coming at all. Of course going into watching a thriller, you are going to be suspicious of everyone and form your own theories about what is really going on, and to be honest the twist isn't so out there that it really isn't that hard to figure out. But its still a fun watch. In a perfect world, I would suggest watching it and not trying to figure anything out or without even knowing its supposed to be a thriller, but we don't live in a perfect world now do we?
The premise of the story is this. Reporter Cal McAffrey (Crowe) and Congressman Stephen Collins (Affleck) are old college roommates. Collins is investigating a private military firm that has very deep connections. When one of Collins' research aides dies, Collins breaks down on TV when announcing her death. McAffrey begins investigating this death, and with the help of Della Frye (McAdams) and the hindrance of his editor (Mirren) McAffrey begins to unravel some seriously deep stuff involving his old college buddy.
State of Play is a very refreshing movie, in that, like I said before, its a thriller that actually thrills. Russell Crowe very rarely does a bad movie, Ben Affleck is perfect as the All-American Congressman, and lets be serious who doesn't absolutely fall in love with Rachel McAdams in every role she plays. And as an added bonus, she doesn't make half of America cry in this one. I highly recommend this one to any one, regardless of what your movie preferences are.
Trivia tidbit: When this movie was first being made, Brad Pitt was attached to play Russell Crowe's part and Edward Norton was attached to play Ben Affleck's part, but filming delays prevented that from happening.
The movie is based on a BBC mini-series by the same name. It's a political thriller that actually thrills, unlike a lot of the 'thrillers' that are made today. There are many scenes that get your adrenaline pumping and there is a twist at the end that I didn't really see coming at all. Of course going into watching a thriller, you are going to be suspicious of everyone and form your own theories about what is really going on, and to be honest the twist isn't so out there that it really isn't that hard to figure out. But its still a fun watch. In a perfect world, I would suggest watching it and not trying to figure anything out or without even knowing its supposed to be a thriller, but we don't live in a perfect world now do we?
The premise of the story is this. Reporter Cal McAffrey (Crowe) and Congressman Stephen Collins (Affleck) are old college roommates. Collins is investigating a private military firm that has very deep connections. When one of Collins' research aides dies, Collins breaks down on TV when announcing her death. McAffrey begins investigating this death, and with the help of Della Frye (McAdams) and the hindrance of his editor (Mirren) McAffrey begins to unravel some seriously deep stuff involving his old college buddy.
State of Play is a very refreshing movie, in that, like I said before, its a thriller that actually thrills. Russell Crowe very rarely does a bad movie, Ben Affleck is perfect as the All-American Congressman, and lets be serious who doesn't absolutely fall in love with Rachel McAdams in every role she plays. And as an added bonus, she doesn't make half of America cry in this one. I highly recommend this one to any one, regardless of what your movie preferences are.
Trivia tidbit: When this movie was first being made, Brad Pitt was attached to play Russell Crowe's part and Edward Norton was attached to play Ben Affleck's part, but filming delays prevented that from happening.
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