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Summary: State of Play review
Comment: State of Play was suspenseful to the end, It kepted you guessing.
most enjoyable.
Certainly worth the time to watch it.
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Summary: Good politically-themed British whodunnit
Comment: "State Of Play" (2003) This BBC-produced miniseries is a taut, intelligent political thriller with fine acting contributions, notably from the venerable Bill Nighy, who plays an arch, politically savvy newspaper editor. A series of seemingly random killings appear to be linked by ties to a multinational oil conglomerate... and our heroes have to discover the truth of what happened, lest more lives be lost. If you like thrillers that aren't packed with overly-recognizable A-list Hollywood types, then this one's for you! (Joe Sixpack, Slipcue film reviews)
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Summary: Forensic Buff
Comment: If there were more stars I would give it more. It is a little hard to understand but if you stick with it, it will begin to fall into place.
I wish there were more British mysteries like this. I highly recommend it for something different.
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Summary: State of Play
Comment: The series is riveting, dramatic and suspenseful, everything American television is not. The series is believable, the actors ply their craft with a passion not often seen or experienced on out small screen.
Thoroughly enjoyable and I will be looking for more of this to enjoy.
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Summary: First rate political thriller
Comment: "State of Play" is a wonderful political thriller that crosses a group of newspaper reporters, members of Parliament and the police. It is directed in six one-hour parts by David Yates who directed the most recent Harry Potter films.
"State of Play" has a superb cast including many familiar faces: Bill Nighy, James McAvoy and Kelly Macdonald (Carla Jean from "No Country for Old Men" with a very different accent), and Polly Walker (Atia from ROME) among others.
There's to be an all-star Americanized movie version of "State of Play" in 2009 staring Russell Crow, Ben Affleck, Helen Miren and Jeff Daniels directed by Kevin Macdonald ("Last King of Scotland"). That may end up being good, but condensing this story down to a two-hour movie will be challenging and will certainly require leaving a lot of the characters behind. Plus it will require extricating the story from its compelling backdrop that is the inner-workings of the British press and government, and that's one of the more fascinating aspects of the mini-series.
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