Tuesday, April 21, 2009

State of Play

Drama
5 stars
Excellent movie. Russell Crowe stars as an investigative reporter looking into some recent murders which include the research assistant of Crowe’s old college buddy, U.S. Congressman Ben Affleck. There are more twist and turns than a Hitchcock movie. I like that the movie pays homage to the dying newspaper industry and the value of good old fashioned research and investigative reporting. Affleck is showing potential of being a fine actor (for the longest time I could never take him seriously), Crowe is talented as always, and also starring are Helen Mirren, Jeff Daniels, Rachel McAdams and Robin Wright Penn. Excellent movie; well worth a visit to the multiplex.

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