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Title: Trust me and buy the BBC version, not this one
Review: The BBC's mini series, State of Play, on which the American version was, well, sort of, based, is so far superior, it paralyzes the mind. With so many fine actors in the U.S. version, how the director, Kevin MacDonald, managed to get such sorry performances is beyond belief.One thing this 2009 movie (ever wonder why it's already on DVD and Pay TV?) has that's useful: It will put an insomniac to sleep in ten minutes.On the other hand, the BBC version is exciting, taut, suspenseful, and the casting is superb, with Bill Nigh in the original role of newspaper editor (given to Helen Mirren in the American version. For once, she is not perfect).Trust me and spend the extra few bucks to buy the BBC version on Amazon.com.
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