I had read the critics reveiw before going to see "State of Play", but I do not agree with some of the points they made. This was a great movie that built in suspense and had a clever twist to the ending.
The critics said the characters were hard to follow at the end, but I did not find that to be true. Worthwhile movie that kept you guessing. I don't usually like Russel Crowe, but he really fit the role and turned in a well developed charcter. I only detected his Australian accent 2 times. Karen Mirren was excellent as usual.