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State and Main (2000)

tomatometer

86

Average Rating: 7.3/10
Reviews Counted: 115
Fresh: 99 | Rotten: 16

State and Main offers plenty of wit and laughs in its lampoons of the movie industry.

83

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 5

State and Main offers plenty of wit and laughs in its lampoons of the movie industry.

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63

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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 7,960

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Movie Info

Echoing the themes of Living in Oblivion and Irma Vep, David Mamet's seventh feature centers on the havoc wrought on the inhabitants of a small town by a troubled film production. After its leading man's propensity for teenage girls gets them banished from their New Hampshire location, a film crew relocates to the small town of Waterford, VT, to finish shooting "The Old Mill." As its title suggests, the film depends on the presence of a genuine mill, something the town is reported to possess.

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Comedy

Jun 19, 2001

$5.8M

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All Critics (134) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (102) | Rotten (16) | DVD (23)

Hollywood corrupts absolutely, and Mamet turns the toxic process into the year's best and smartest comedy.

February 6, 2001
Rolling Stone
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State and Main might be the perfect David Mamet movie for people who don't like David Mamet movies. The nice thing about it, though, is that it won't disappoint the rest of us.

January 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle
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An amusing trifle.

January 12, 2001
San Jose Mercury News
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A surfeit of farce and fast-talking makes up for a lack of plot.

January 12, 2001
Miami Herald
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As much fun to listen to as it is to watch.

January 12, 2001
Detroit Free Press
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retains a lightheartedness that pokes fun at the film industry and gives some memorable performances

June 20, 2012 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

Intriguing characters, good movie for older teens.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media

David Mamet, that president emeritus of hard-consonant profanity, often seems as comfortable with softer stuff as a man wearing wool in July. But this on-the-nose Hollywood satire played like Preston Sturges absolved of Production-Code limitations.

October 8, 2010 Full Review Source: Suite101.com
Suite101.com

One giant testimony to unmet potential.

February 15, 2010 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com
TheMovieReport.com

David Mamet tones it down a second time in the relaxed State and Main.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Las Vegas CityLife

With a witty, intelligent script and a cast of Mamet regulars, what emerges is a right-on, leisurely-paced satire of Hollywood that pays homage to the process of filmmaking

August 14, 2004
Reel.com

...a fine comedy that represents grown-up moviemaking at its very best.

January 1, 2004 Full Review

...quirky...

August 1, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews
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Mamet's most easy going and fun-loving film to date.

April 16, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

Audience Reviews for State and Main

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.
April 4, 2013
SirPant

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WORTHLESS. I'm slowly coming around to the fact that Mamet's stilted patois might work, but definitely not when he writes and 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.
October 24, 2008
aliceinpunderland

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    1. Bob Barrenger: Only second chance I know, is the chance to make the same mistake twice.
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