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- Genre : Drama, Thriller, Political
- Release Date : April 17, 2009
- MPAA Rating : PG-13
- Duration : 127 minute(s)
- Production Budget : -
- Studio : Universal Pictures
- Official Site : http://www.stateofplaymovie.net/
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works better as this week's elegy for newspapers - it's pulpy, it's reasonably well-written (punched up by Tony Gilroy), and briskly directed
Review rate : B
by Gary Thompson [Philadelphia Daily News ]
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State of Play keeps the twists coming
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
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quite good
by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com ]
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Not exactly subtle, but delicious
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times ]
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isn't boring
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune ]
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as popcorn entertainment, it's state of the art
by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
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a well-crafted political thriller
by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]
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a smart, edge-of-your-seat thriller that doesn't just tap into the zeitgeist but hooks up a keg funnel
by Justin Strout [Orlando Weekly ]
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a red-herring-filled political and corporate thriller that romanticizes reporters and idealizes newspapers
by Duane Dudek [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ]
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a fast-moving, if implausible, thriller
by Joe Neumaier [NY Daily News ]
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Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Scott Tobias [Onion AV Club ]
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Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer ]
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Reviewed by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald ]
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Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
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Reviewed by Ann Hornaday [Washington Post ]
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Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times ]
