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• Anthony L

  
  The performances are good and the idea is very sharp but it's the quick paced and witty script that really makes State and Main. David Mamet is a great writer, a better writer than director but I thought he did a great job here, especially as he never once makes it easy for… More
  The performances are good and the idea is very sharp but it's the quick paced and witty script that really makes State and Main. David Mamet is a great writer, a better writer than director but I thought he did a great job here, especially as he never once makes it easy for himself. He avoids all cliches and even when the plot may seem predictable, he follows it up with something unexpected. Intelligent and feelgood, a winning combination although deadpan doesn't seem to go down well these days, the dumbing down has commenced.

• Alice S

  
  WORTHLESS. I'm slowly coming around to the fact that Mamet's stilted patois <i>might</i> work, but definitely not when he writes <i>and</i> directs. The actors pause and repeat without motivation, as if they were just following stage directions.… More
  WORTHLESS. I'm slowly coming around to the fact that Mamet's stilted patois <i>might</i> work, but definitely not when he writes <i>and</i> directs. The actors pause and repeat without motivation, as if they were just following stage directions. Rebecca Pidgeon is TERRIBLE. She breathes no life into the whimsical lady love. But hey, she's banging the director so why would she need to? I also get the impression that Mamet didn't even do much research for this film. His representation of small-town America is a mish-mash of idyllic stereotypes.

• Derek A

  
  This is a complete waste of time. A lame movie chalk full of many great actors. Did all these guys owe the director a favor??? I'm really not fond of movies about making a movie, especially when they're supposed to be "comedy" but with a some what serious tone.… More
  This is a complete waste of time. A lame movie chalk full of many great actors. Did all these guys owe the director a favor??? I'm really not fond of movies about making a movie, especially when they're supposed to be "comedy" but with a some what serious tone. It was extremely tedious. I just didn't get it... avoid this crap fest!!

• Aaron N

  
  Walt Price: How are we coming with the dead horse scene? Marty Rossen: You can't actually kill the horse. Walt Price: Aw, fuck me! Writer/Director David Mamet uses his style of dialog in a new fashion, comedy. This is a very funny movie with a great ensemble cast. The movie… More
  Walt Price: How are we coming with the dead horse scene? Marty Rossen: You can't actually kill the horse. Walt Price: Aw, fuck me! Writer/Director David Mamet uses his style of dialog in a new fashion, comedy. This is a very funny movie with a great ensemble cast. The movie revolves around a movie crew who was recently kicked out of a small town during production for some sketchy circumstances, and have now just arrived in a small Vermont town, where they will now upset their ways. Amidst the movie crew there is Philip Seymour Hoffman as the writer, William H Macy and David Paymer as director and producer, and Alec Baldwin and Sarah Jessica Parker as actors. Among them, Hoffman is great as a writer unfamiliar with the ways of Hollywood. At one point he is forced to simply create a new title and settings for the film, because the movie which is called "The Old Mill," cannot film at the old mill, because it burned down. Meanwhile, Macy and Paymer have to struggle with more funding through product placement involving somehow having "bazoomer.com" mentioned in an 18th century period film. Town Man: What happened to his finger? Ann Black: It was burned, then it was really hurt. What makes everything work so well is the Mamet style dialog, which I enjoy. Even though it is still laden with profanity, the movie glides along so smoothly with the little talking rhythms between the actors. It is a very funny movie, with quirky characters, and fun stuff involving Hollywood vs. Small town society. Ann Black: And here's some hydrogen peroxide. Joseph Turner White: I don't drink. Ann Black: It's for your finger.

• Michael S

  
  David Mamet's most funny, and light-hearted work.

• Daniel P

  
  No one saw this movie. What a shame.

• Steve B

  
  I could rate this higher if Mamet had stayed with his original ending, rather than going for the standard "Mamet-bait-and-switch" trick.

• John B

  
  Passable but disappointing considering that this is Mamet and he has a high wattage of acting power behind him. Snoozy and lethargic at times. Witty in others. Inconsistent.

• Alec B

  
  The satire is fairly light, I don't think it hits the movie industry as hard as it wants to, but its still a pretty solid movie. I love the cast, and the scenes between Hoffman's and Pidgeon's characters never ring false or become predictable. As their relationship is… More
  The satire is fairly light, I don't think it hits the movie industry as hard as it wants to, but its still a pretty solid movie. I love the cast, and the scenes between Hoffman's and Pidgeon's characters never ring false or become predictable. As their relationship is at the heart of the movie, it makes the whole thing work.

• Joseph E

  
  It was alright, but it was eriously in need of some fine tuning.

• Wu C

  
  Starts off with lots of potential, but falls short in the last couple acts.

• Chosen 7

  
  Good ensemble comedy.

• Leo L

  
  Brilliant!

• Mr. C

  
  one of the 10 worst movies EVER. Even if Julia Stiles begged me to see it again I dont think I could bring myself to do it.

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