A petty thief is gunned down in an alley and a Representative's assistant (Maria Thayer) falls in front of a subway, two seemingly unrelated deaths. But not to wisecracking, brash newspaper reporter Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), who spies a conspiracy waiting to be uncovered. With a turbulent past connected to the Representative and the aid of ambitious young rookie writer Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), Cal begins uprooting clues that lead him to a corporate cover-up full of in... (Full plot summary below)
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A petty thief is gunned down in an alley and a Representative's assistant (Maria Thayer) falls in front of a subway, two seemingly unrelated deaths. But not to wisecracking, brash newspaper reporter Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), who spies a conspiracy waiting to be uncovered. With a turbulent past connected to the Representative and the aid of ambitious young rookie writer Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), Cal begins uprooting clues that lead him to a corporate cover-up full of insiders, informants, and assassins. But as he draws closer to the truth, the relentless journalist must decide if it's worth risking his life and selling his soul to get the ultimate story.
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| Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachNothing is as it seems in State of Play, a crackerjack political thriller in which no individual, profession or institution gets away clean. |
| PremiereRob CalvertThis is a smart script. There is a wealth of twists, but none of them have to beat you over the head. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanSpins a thorny tale of political corruption laced with personal sleaze. |
| TV Guide MagazineJason BuchananA rare treat for cinema lovers starved for the days when scruffy newspaper reporters fearlessly sniffed out corruption, State of Play delivers the kind of conspiratorial thrills that would have made Pakula proud. |
| Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyActing-wise, the showstopper is Jason Bateman, with a diabolically entertaining turn as a smarmy PR man remarkably free with confidential information. |
| Charlotte ObserverRoger MooreAs dense as a Watergate-era newspaper and as immediate as a blog, State of Play is an absolutely riveting state-of-the-art "big conspiracy" thriller. |
| Film ThreatScott MendelsonIt is a refreshingly traditional star-driven thriller. |
| EmpireDan JolinOnce you get over the unlikelihood of Affleck and Crowe as buddies, State Of Play stands as a sterling thriller, benefiting from admirable convictions and an arguable return to form by Russell Crowe. |
| Salon.comStephanie ZacharekAn intelligent adult thriller about the death of newspapers. |
| Portland OregonianShawn LevyUntil State of Play slips into its small cascade of improbabilities near its end, it proves a thoroughly engaging and professional enterprise. |
