Review of State and Main (2000) by Paul E — 14 Mar 2015
A missed opportunity. Mamet gathers a great cast who all acquit themselves well, but it's in service to a generic, stereotype-filled paean to movie making. As usual, Philip Seymour Hoffman (RIP) steals the show, but even his dialogue is very trite at times.
There were a couple of laugh out loud lines, but the screenplay was clearly written by someone who has no idea what small town life is really like. It's great that the big city folks in the film didn't know, either, but to then paint the townsfolk as rubes, with few exceptions, was just lame.
This review of State and Main (2000) was written by Paul E on 14 Mar 2015.
State and Main has generally received positive reviews.
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