Review of State of Play (2009) by Vincem — 26 Apr 2009

Good movie, worth seeing on the silver screen. Russell Crowe is awesome. This story was complex, but they pieced it together pretty darn well. MacAdams is good, too.

This review of State of Play (2009) was written by Vincem on 26 Apr 2009.

State of Play has generally received positive reviews.

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