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StateOfPlay
MovieReview
Foralltheactionseekingcrimeloversoutthere,StateofPlayisaperfectfit.Thecelebritycast
blendstogetherperfectlytoillustratethestoryoftwojournalistsworkingtothebottomofthe
casewhereacongressionalaidewasmurdered.RussellCrowe(Cal)portraysajournalistwith
personaltiestoStephenCollins(playedbyBenAffleck)whoisinvolvedinthecase.Hisaid,
SoniaBakerwasmurdered.WhenCollinsmadeanannouncementaboutthetragedy,his
emotionsrevealedshemayhavebeenmorethanjustacoworker.
DellaFrye(playedbyRachelMcAdams)shockedeverybodywhenshewentfromablogwriter
toakeyinvestigator/journalistforthestory.BothFrye&McAffreywereshotatandputinto
thrillinglifeordeathsituationsthroughoutthefilm.
Throughoutthefilm,manysecretswerespilledandrelationshipswerebroken.Everybodyhad
somesortoftietooneanotherwhichcausedforevenmoreproblemstooccur.
Evendowntothesettingsandmusic,theentiremoviewasputtogetherseeminglyflawlessly
andkepttheaudienceontheedgeoftheseatthroughoutthefilm.