State and Main (2000)
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.
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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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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Charles Durning
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William H. Macy
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Sarah Jessica Parker
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David Paymer
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Rebecca Pidgeon
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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.
Top CriticState 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.
An amusing trifle.
A surfeit of farce and fast-talking makes up for a lack of plot.
As much fun to listen to as it is to watch.
retains a lightheartedness that pokes fun at the film industry and gives some memorable performances
Intriguing characters, good movie for older teens.
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.
One giant testimony to unmet potential.
David Mamet tones it down a second time in the relaxed State and Main.
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
...a fine comedy that represents grown-up moviemaking at its very best.
...quirky...
Mamet's most easy going and fun-loving film to date.
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- Bob Barrenger: Only second chance I know, is the chance to make the same mistake twice.
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