Friday, October 9, 2009

State of Play (2009)

This movie was great political thriller that had a gripping plot and terrific acting to boot. I don't know why I kept this sitting on my desk for over a month.

Cal (Russell Crowe) is a grizzled veteran of a newspaper reporter who likes doing stories the old-fashioned way of making source-type friendships with people in every organization. When a sex scandal begins to break about Cal's former college roommate and current Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck), Cal must act as both a friend and reporter. He begrudgingly brings along Della (Rachel McAdams) who is in charge of the paper's online newsblog. She is only interested in the sex part, at first. When the story begins to twist and turn, and scandal becomes conspiracy, Cal, Della and Rep. Collins all begins fighting for the truth and their lives.

While the twists weren't necessarily surprising, I really enjoyed the road this movie took. The director made sure every aspect of the story was being told, even if words weren't spoken. Bonus points: hearing Helen Mirren, as the editor who only cares about what sells, swear up a storm at points.


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