Comments on: Review: ‘State of Play’ is Boring, Period.

By: Boob

Boob — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:48:04 +0000

I agree. Just saw the movie. Great acting by great actors but the plot is weak weak weak with lots of holes.

By: Boob

Boob — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:48:00 +0000

I agree. Just saw the movie. Great acting by great actors but the plot is weak weak weak with lots of holes.

By: brett

brett — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:46:04 +0000

I'm actually really looking forward to seeing it this weekend. If it's even half as good as the UK mini-series, audiences should be flocking to it. I mean Russell Crowe almost always delivers. The TV trailer (http://displacedbrett.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/st... shows Crowe looking commanding as always, and now that I see him in action, I can live with Ben Affleck playing this role. Also, it features a great song, "Unstoppable" by Minutes Til Midnight that does a great job of setting the mood. Anyway, I'm way excited for this film - it looks to be the last of a dying breed, the high-budget, adult drama/thriller.

By: brett

brett — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:46:00 +0000

By: blinky

blinky — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:53:55 +0000

I went to see it on opening day and the theater full full of old gray haired senior citizens. The reason? State of Play is Masterpiece Theater.
Boring and pointless.

By: blinky

blinky — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:53:00 +0000

I went to see it on opening day and the theater full full of old gray haired senior citizens. The reason? State of Play is Masterpiece Theater.
Boring and pointless.

By: Cole_Abaius

Cole_Abaius — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:04:17 +0000

Sorry – I'd respond to your criticism, but it went right over my tiny head.

By: Cole_Abaius

Cole_Abaius — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 04:04:00 +0000

Sorry – I'd respond to your criticism, but it went right over my tiny head.

By: hollywoodland

hollywoodland — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:56:31 +0000

I hate it when people say "The English version was much better," or "The book was much better," but in the case of State of Play, I can say that both the book and the BBC's mini-series were so far superior to the Russell Crowe/Ben Affleck/Helen Mirren version, that it defies the senses. Nothing against the stars, but rent the DVD of the British version and you'll see what I mean.

By: hollywoodland

hollywoodland — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:56:00 +0000

By: BethanyP

BethanyP — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:58:45 +0000

love the political thriller genre. the contender is my #2, 4, or 6 on my top five. good review. maybe i won’t agree with you on all of this, but you had me at americana. which was all the way at the end.

By: BethanyP

BethanyP — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:58:00 +0000

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:30:03 +0000

State of Play is boring? Are you serious? OH, I forgot, this must’ve been the same person that gave the Friday the 13th remake a pass with a A.
A movie that has dialouge, OOOOHHH, oh no, how am I going to remember all this talking???? Give me a break.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:30:00 +0000

By: Karlis

Karlis — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:28:20 +0000

You should check out the original BBC miniseries.

By: Karlis

Karlis — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:28:00 +0000

You should check out the original BBC miniseries.