Sunday, April 19, 2009

STATE OF LOVE AND TRUST AND BLOGGERS AND EVIL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS: It's been 24h since I saw State of Play, and I still don't have much interesting to say. It's not a bad movie; it's just not nearly as good as it could have been. The thrills aren't that thrilling or shocking, and none of the film's primary tensions -- in-house blogger v. experienced journalist; private military contractors v. traditional military; Russell Crowe v. American accent -- were quite intelligent enough or where they needed to be to elevate the film from pedestrian to recommended. It's especially disappointing given the pedigree -- Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray and Peter Morgan all had a hand in the screenplay.

If you want to see a truly great movie with Russell Crowe about contemporary tensions in journalism, rent The Insider. This one, you can wait for cable.

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