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...either a small critical circle or a mass market, “State of Play” accomplishes what few recent films have been able to do: balance the commercial appeal of its stars with an intelligent plot and worthy characters. At the center of the movie is Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), a seasoned reporter for The Washington Globe who begins to unravel a government conspiracy while investigating the death of a research assistant to Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck)—coincidentally Cal’s friend and college roommate. Accompanied by Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), a young...

Author: By Claire J Saffitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: State of Play | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

...meet Cal McAffrey (Crowe), star reporter and resident curmudgeon of the Washington Globe, as he's pursuing what seems to be the all-too-routine murder of a drug dealer. Another Globe staffer, perky bloggista Della Frye (Rachel McAdams), is digging for sexual dirt attending the relationship of a Capitol Hill researcher, dead in a train accident, to her boss, Congressman Stephen Collins (Affleck). Cal muscles in on Della's story because in college he was close to the budding politician - and even closer to Stephen's wife, Anne (Robin Wright Penn). As Cal and Della form an uneasy alliance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: State of Play: Better on the Small Screen | 4/17/2009 | See Source »

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