STATE OF PLAY (2009)

"Find The Truth."

Handsome, unflappable U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending.
All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party’s contender for the upcoming presidential race.
Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.
McCaffrey (Russell Crowe) has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron, who has assigned him to investigate.
As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer’s identity, McCaffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation’s power structures.
And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one’s integrity, love or life is ever safe.

Fact : Based on the BBC mini-series of the same title, a team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress. This movie reunites Ben Affleck and Jason Bateman following their blockbuster movie of 2007 “Smokin’ Aces”.

Note : Russell Crowe takes over the role Brad Pitt vacated in the Universal Pictures movie “State of Play,” directed by Kevin Macdonald. Edward Norton has followed Brad Pitt out the door. Norton is the latest cast member to exit “State of Play,” a dramatic movie set up at Universal. Ben Affleck takes on the role Norton had originally signed on to play.


Star(s) to watch : Ben Affleck (”Armageddon”, “Reindeer Games”, “Pearl Harbor”, “The Sum of All Fears”, “Daredevil”) as Stephen Collins, Jason Bateman (”Forgetting Sarah Marshall”, “Hancock”) as Dominic Foy, Russell Crowe (”Gladiator”, “The Quick and the Dead”, “Virtuosity”) as Cal McCaffrey, Jeff Daniels (”Speed”, “101 Dalmatians”, “Blood Work”) as George Fergus, & Rachel McAdams (”Red Eye”, “The Hot Chick”) as Della.

Director(s) : Kevin MacDonald.
Producer(s) : Paul Abbott, Andrew Hauptman, Eric Fellner, & Tim Bevan.
Tagline : “Nothing is off the record.”
Genre : Drama, Adaptation, Crime, Thriller.
Release date : April 17, 2009
Official website : http://stateofplaymovie.net/