State of Play

When a young Washington DC intern turns up dead, Stephen Collins, the US Congressman that she worked for finds himself in an uncomfortable media frenzy. He turns to Cal McCaffrey, his old college roommate, Washington Post reporter for help. While investigating the death McCaffrey finds much more than he expected.

Yeah, so I apologize about the horrid summation. See the problem is, that this movie was so horrifically predictable if I give you any more information it would be considered a spoiler. Do you sense that I wasn't impressed? OK so here is the deal, this star studded cast, didn't pull this one off. Other than Jason Bateman, whom I adore, the characters were flat and trite. The script has several holes, not the least of which is the casting -- do you believe that Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe went to college together? I don't think so.

Nothing new here, totally cliche, and far from original.

** Rentable

Rated PG-13 (for violence and language)