State of Play

OUT ON DVD TODAY!!

STATE OF PLAY (2009)

Director: Kevin Macdonald

Starring: Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachael McAdams, Helen Mirren

Rating: PG-13 (some violence, language including sexual references, and brief drug content)





I have anxiously awaited the release of this film! I saw it in theaters and it definitely places in my Top 10. With an ensemble cast comprised of Russell Crowe, Rachael McAdams, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, and Robin Wright-Penn, State of Play is an exciting movie that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Plot Summary:

When a member of Congressman Stephen Collins' (Affleck) staff is murdered he launches an investigation into PointCorp, a private defense contractor with controversial dealings. Collins believes that his murdered staff member might have been killed to keep Collins away from PointCorp. Along side Collins' investigation, reporter Cal McCaffrey (Crowe) launches his own investigation into the matter.

This is a great political thriller that kept me guessing through the whole film, therefore, I give it a 7 out of 10.