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State of Play Reviews

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Movie Info


Genre :

Drama, Thriller, Political

Release Date :

April 17, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Kevin Macdonald

Starring :

Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Helen Mirren, Viola Davis

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : B

“..works better as this week's elegy for newspapers - it's pulpy, it's reasonably well-written (punched up by Tony Gilroy), and briskly directed..”
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News]
3 of 4

“..State of Play keeps the twists coming..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 5

“..quite good..”
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
3 of 4

“..Not exactly subtle, but delicious..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
3 of 4

“..isn't boring..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
3 of 4

“..as popcorn entertainment, it's state of the art..”
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
3 of 4

“..a well-crafted political thriller..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
4 of 5

“..a smart, edge-of-your-seat thriller that doesn't just tap into the zeitgeist but hooks up a keg funnel..”
by Justin Strout [Orlando Weekly]
2.5 of 4

“..a red-herring-filled political and corporate thriller that romanticizes reporters and idealizes newspapers..”
by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
3.5 of 5

“..a fast-moving, if implausible, thriller..”
by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]
Reviewed by Ann Hornaday [Washington Post]

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posted by francisco martins on Oct 20, 2008

state of play _- exelent movie !!!i'can't wait the dvd to come out , I gotta have it !!!!kl

posted by state of play on Jun 29, 2009

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posted by Zktzngxd on Jul 13, 2009

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posted by Vylewwet on Jul 15, 2009

could've been better.

posted by rdog on Oct 16, 2009

Great movie

posted by Steve on Oct 27, 2009
 
 

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