Director:
Kevin MacdonaldCámara:
Rodrigo PrietoMúsica:
Alex HeffesReparto:
Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Jason Bateman, Jeff Daniels, Harry Lennix, Josh Mostel, Michael Weston (más)Streaming (4)
Sinopsis(1)
El apuesto e imperturbable congresista Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) representa el futuro de su partido: debido a su honradez, ha sido elegido presidente del comité que supervisa los gastos de Defensa. Todos esperan que esta estrella en auge represente a su partido en la próxima carrera hacia la presidencia. Hasta que alguien asesina brutalmente a su ayudante/amante y los secretos se escapan de su escondite. McCaffrey tiene la dudosa fortuna de ser un viejo amigo de Collins y de que su jefa (Helen Mirren) sea totalmente despiadada y le mande a investigar el caso. Mientras sigue la pista del asesino con la ayuda de su compañera Della (Rachel McAdams), descubre una tapadera que amenaza con hacer temblar las estructuras del poder de la nación. En una ciudad de relaciones públicas, asesores y ricos políticos, aprenderá una verdad innegable: cuando miles de millones están en juego, la integridad, el amor y la vida de cualquiera están en peligro. (Universal Pictures España)
(más)Reseñas (12)
A professionally shot thriller, in which Russell Crowe stands out as usual in the role of a journalist, who is passionate about the truth and a good story and is willing to risk even his life for it. Unfortunately, words of praise cannot be said about his partner Ben Affleck. His average acting might have been hidden in a different film and under different circumstances, perhaps behind the production, special effects, or pace, but compared to Crowe, the difference in quality is painfully evident in some places. The fourth star has escaped the film for other reasons - mainly due to shortcomings in the script. The producer wanted to follow the usual formula and attract viewers with a dramatic twist, after which the perspective on the characters of the story changes, but the screenwriter did not avoid logical errors and inconsistencies - see the final encounter between Crowe and the assassin. The expected victory of good and a free press over human filth and intrigue somehow fits into the idea of American studio production, but my sympathies usually go to films that attempt to break or at least avoid established clichés. Overall impression: 65%.
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Lástima que los guionistas se centraron tanto en la trama periodística, que no es tan importante para el espectador. El personaje de la editora en jefe, interpretada por Helen Mirren, y su esfuerzo por publicar el mejor artículo solo ralentiza la película. El espectador no está interesado en los periódicos, sino en revelar secretos, desarrollar relaciones entre personajes magníficamente interpretados y las amenazas a sus vidas en un peligroso juego político de alto riesgo. ¿No sería suficiente el excelente Russell Crowe para la trama periodística? Por lo demás, sin embargo, muy decente, Ben Affleck está bien y las emociones entre Crowe y Robin Wright Penn son completamente creíbles.
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Russel Crowe no me decepcionó como siempre, defendí a Bena Affleck de todos los difamadores y Rachel McAdams tiene un encanto increíble, irradia ternura y sensibilidad. Este trío de actores en una historia emocionante llena de sorpresas logró impresionarme a pesar de haberlo visto poco después de Coraline y Millennium. Especialmente después de este último, Na odstřel tuvo una posición difícil.
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A solid political thriller with great actors, good direction, but a problematic script that results in several characters and scenes feeling empty, and a resolution that is too concise, to the point that after one viewing I’m not entirely sure that everything fits properly. That wouldn’t be a problem in a sci-fi mystery movie, but in a political thriller, which should rely primarily on the plot turning flawlessly and the effect of the final twist, this is a pretty serious shortcoming. 6+/10
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If you can already guess what’s going to happen from the trailer, something is wrong. State of Play is undoubtedly an excellent thriller. This is especially true for those of us who like conspiracy theories and enjoy unraveling them together with the film's characters. Unfortunately, the same doesn’t apply to those viewers who have already watched many films like this. Kevin MacDonald tells the story cleverly and very ingeniously lays out the clues, and it's great fun to watch the hard-working actors looking for individual crumbs out of the mysterious forest. Yet, somehow, the entire plot is put together without any stronger vigor or a stronger authorial decal. As a TV craftsman for HBO, he would score points with this film, but in an A-movie thriller, he loses out because of the clichés. I’ll give the film a net 70%, but I just can't round it up to four stars.
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Very nice directing and good actors, but the script hardly traverses the three levels of the story: thriller, political-journalistic moralizing and personal drama. The introduction is excellent, full of the unique and very rhythmic direction by Macdonald, but then everything somehow shatters, shreds, evaporates... the legible transnational conspiracy tries to compare with the more serious mental matrix, but it is tedious and quite protracted. The final twists may come as a surprise, but they do not fix the shoddy impression from the previous storytelling. In the end, State of Play is neither an original thriller nor a film that would appeal to us with any message. It has a little bit of both and not enough of either. Nevertheless, mainly thanks to the directing and the actors, it holds up more than honorably. [70%]
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Politics is a dirty game. Journalists are buggers. Classic journalism is almost a thing of the past. Tony Gilroy is a good writer. Kevin Macdonald has a nose for interesting, current material. Russell Crowe has charisma even with his dad-bod belly. Helen Mirren can take over even when given a minimum of space. Jeff Daniels has his best years behind him. Rachel McAdams is completely uninteresting. Simply old, familiar truths that are also completely true here. The only truth that doesn't apply here is the one about remakes being redundant, because this one is anything but redundant or bad. It does not tarnish the good name of the British original, rather the opposite.
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Who was the good guy and who was the bad guy? Who made a mistake and who didn’t? Politics is a dirty game and journalism is too, mostly, and when good people get involved with either of them, it changes them, usually in the worst possible way. That’s more or less what this outstandingly acted detective drama is all about. Crowe gives a standard performance and Ben Affleck is getting better and better. The only thing I don’t understand is the Czech title of the movie. This movie certainly isn’t destined for slaughter.
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It is important not to expect a gripping espionage ride, but rather a lightly sarcastic thriller with a sharply eloquent Russell Crowe and an unremarkable Ben Affleck, again. While watching, I had a feeling that I’d already seen hundreds of films like this, and it is quite possibly true. I recommend it more to fans of the investigative subgenre, the uninitiated will not enjoy it, they will be bored.
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Journalism with not a drop, but rather a hefty bucket of everything I dislike about current Hollywood production. Reporters who get in everywhere, incompetent cops, a stupid shootout during which a complete amateur escapes a professional, a soulless script culminating in a very expected ending, pervasive naivety... There’s nothing enthralling or at least entertaining and truth be told, an hour and a quarter into the film I was ready to turn it off. Misery, misery, misery.
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Take out Affleck's dull, inarticulate expression and Helen Mirren's superfluous character of a principled journalist, and you are left with the best you could wish for in a conspiracy political thriller: a great plot, a dense atmosphere sculpted by tons of political dirt and forbidden machinations, a terrific score, and four or five excellent actors who we trust to live and breathe their characters. But be warned, it's still nothing but highly stylized and cleverly twisted Hollywood entertainment with an intrepid Crowe and an attractive McAdams, where the spectacular pursuit of justice far outweighs the honest themes of classic conspiracy films. But you have to get used to it, because you can't do better than this in the genre today – and personally I’m not complaining. 80%
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I didn't expect much from the film, I guess I didn't trust it much, but in the end, I was pleasantly surprised that it's a well-acted thriller, somewhat political - actually, very much so - and it works despite Ben Affleck's presence. It's not a grand masterpiece, but from a film and genre perspective, it's more than solid. The screenplay doesn't falter much, and Russell Crowe successfully carries the film.
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