State of Play (2009) starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman. When Congressman Stephen Collins' (Affleck) mistress dies in an apparent suicide, journalists Cal (Crowe) and Della (McAdams) spring into action to investigate. Cal soon begins to suspect a conspiracy, and as they dig deeper, they find a tangled web of deceit and murder. The last half-hour of the movie, however, feels rushed; and the denouement comes much too quickly. The movie was condensed from a British miniseries, and it definitely has the feeling of some pieces being left out. Good subtitles, though. Grade: B-
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