Just been to see State of Play with Aussie bad boy Russell Crowe and her Maj, Helen Mirren.
I actually really enjoyed it, despite Ben Affleck’s regular occurrence on screen. In fact he was rather good – although his lips seem to have got thinner and he’s grown a facial wart.
The plot is gripping and as a journo, it makes you love the old skool investigative hacks even more. The blogger is ripped apart – oh the irony as I post these thoughts on the very same mocked vehicle – and the revenue strain newspapers are facing is communicated throughout. The conflict of newspapers’ destinies mixed in with the constant temptation to lower editorial standards to sell copies and buck the downward revenue trend, is all packed in.
Except Mirren really isn’t a very convincing editor at all. Rarely am I disappointed by Dame Helen, but in this film she is too weak and too exaggerated in the same breath.
But she sure scrubs up well – as I saw with my very own eyes at the Baftas three nights ago. Just thought I would drop that in there….
Crowe is cast perfectly and leads a strong plot magnificently. Go see and judge for yourself.
I actually really enjoyed it, despite Ben Affleck’s regular occurrence on screen. In fact he was rather good – although his lips seem to have got thinner and he’s grown a facial wart.
The plot is gripping and as a journo, it makes you love the old skool investigative hacks even more. The blogger is ripped apart – oh the irony as I post these thoughts on the very same mocked vehicle – and the revenue strain newspapers are facing is communicated throughout. The conflict of newspapers’ destinies mixed in with the constant temptation to lower editorial standards to sell copies and buck the downward revenue trend, is all packed in.
Except Mirren really isn’t a very convincing editor at all. Rarely am I disappointed by Dame Helen, but in this film she is too weak and too exaggerated in the same breath.
But she sure scrubs up well – as I saw with my very own eyes at the Baftas three nights ago. Just thought I would drop that in there….
Crowe is cast perfectly and leads a strong plot magnificently. Go see and judge for yourself.
2 comments:
It's definitely worth checking out the original too, Bill Nighy plays the editor role and is fantastic, plus there's an awesome scene when they print the paper without running the story and head to the pub; (it'll make sense when you watch it).
There just aren't enough old school investigator stories any more. It became a cliché for early movies and now we never see them. Duly noted, will check it out.
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