State and Main

USA 2000, 105 minutes
Dir. David Mamet
Rating: [M]
Genres: Comedy

Feat. William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Charles Durning, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Stiles, Rebecca Pidgeon

Aroview: When a harried film-crew descends upon the leafy streets of Waterford, Vermont to film a period drama, the worlds of apple-pie America and neurotic, cigar-chewing Hollywood collide.

Unleashing an array of comic types, expertly played by its cast, this is probably the best ‘filmmaking’ comedy since LIVING IN OBLIVION, with the ambitions of townsfolk and outsiders striking rib-tickling and often bizarre notes. Hats off again to writer/director Mamet!

NZ International Film Festival 2001