State of Play on Blu-ray

[Rizor]

It's a decent flick. It's based on a BBC miniseries which is fantastic (starring Jon Simm, David Morrissey, Kelly Macdonald, Bill Nighy and James McAvoy and directed by David Yates who did the last few Harry Potter films).

For me, the movie's biggest flaw is that never in a million years could I believe Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck were old friends. Both are solid in their respective roles, but their friendship, which the whole movie is built upon, just doesn't work. The film was originally supposed to reteam Brad Pitt and Edward Norton - much more fitting for the roles. After they both dropped out, the producers scrambled to hire new leads.

I own the Blu-ray which I got cheap from a closing Blockbuster. Haven't checked it out, but I imagine it looks great since it's a relatively recent movie.