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BBC State of Play Review
Nov. 30th, 2009 04:37 pmThere's really only one sentence that needs to be said and its a Helena Bonham Carter quote from Live From Baghdad "well fuck me with a hot poker..."
well fuck me with a hot poker it is. I have no words to describe the mess that is my head right now. Ironically enough the only other time I have been this involved in a TV series was Life On Mars, also starring John Simm (fuck... that finale scarred me for life and changed the song forever. On my deathbed I will see the image of JS...)
This series had a very strong script, I liked that the characters were flawed in a realistic way and the interaction between the press, politics and corporations was very very disturbing/interesting. The ending I'm still piercing together (the 6 hours feels like 20 with all the info Paul Abbot chucked into this script) and I'm still working out how everything fits together, but I'm sure once I work it out I'll know it was good.
The acting was astounding. John Simm makes up for Crime and Punishment with this. I was completely convinced he was Cal McCaffrey and shudder to imagine Russel crowe in the same role. There's a couple of very strong scenes from JS, especially towards the end which are just indescribable. David Morrisey was every bit as astonishing as the rising MP. Bill Nighy was hilarious as usual, Kelly McDonald took a bit of accent adjusting but was mesmerising, especially as the story progressed, James McAvoy was both hot and amusing and Polly Walker... man Polly Walker, I have seen her in a grand total of 2 things, one being 1992's Enchanted April and the other being State of Play. Seriously, I might have loved John Simm and his powerhouse acting in this, but Polly Walker was EVEN better than John Simm. Coming from the obsessed fan girl that I am, that is really saying something.
Every scene she was in I was riveted. The raw emotion of her performance was just... the superlatives fail me. And when she first starts the affair with Cal... the acting power. Words completely fail me. I will stop rambling incoherently and keep praising.
the mini series was filmed in a very realistic way, the music was good, and the suspense kept going at a great pace.
I think this is one of the best dramas I have ever seen!!! I will be watching this one again and again I can tell you now. The next time I feel like writing a script, I'll know what to aspire to!
http://tvprogramm.sf.tv/img/pool/f/1/b/2/f1b2fde0-a231-4fb4-99de-9d862af1e692_detail.jpg
David Morissey and John Simm burning up the screen with their usual powerhouse acting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSirXJTut6A
the YT scene with Polly Walker as Anne Collins which made me fall in love with said actress. What a brilliant scene, what great acting (from her and John Simm).
well fuck me with a hot poker it is. I have no words to describe the mess that is my head right now. Ironically enough the only other time I have been this involved in a TV series was Life On Mars, also starring John Simm (fuck... that finale scarred me for life and changed the song forever. On my deathbed I will see the image of JS...)
This series had a very strong script, I liked that the characters were flawed in a realistic way and the interaction between the press, politics and corporations was very very disturbing/interesting. The ending I'm still piercing together (the 6 hours feels like 20 with all the info Paul Abbot chucked into this script) and I'm still working out how everything fits together, but I'm sure once I work it out I'll know it was good.
The acting was astounding. John Simm makes up for Crime and Punishment with this. I was completely convinced he was Cal McCaffrey and shudder to imagine Russel crowe in the same role. There's a couple of very strong scenes from JS, especially towards the end which are just indescribable. David Morrisey was every bit as astonishing as the rising MP. Bill Nighy was hilarious as usual, Kelly McDonald took a bit of accent adjusting but was mesmerising, especially as the story progressed, James McAvoy was both hot and amusing and Polly Walker... man Polly Walker, I have seen her in a grand total of 2 things, one being 1992's Enchanted April and the other being State of Play. Seriously, I might have loved John Simm and his powerhouse acting in this, but Polly Walker was EVEN better than John Simm. Coming from the obsessed fan girl that I am, that is really saying something.
Every scene she was in I was riveted. The raw emotion of her performance was just... the superlatives fail me. And when she first starts the affair with Cal... the acting power. Words completely fail me. I will stop rambling incoherently and keep praising.
the mini series was filmed in a very realistic way, the music was good, and the suspense kept going at a great pace.
I think this is one of the best dramas I have ever seen!!! I will be watching this one again and again I can tell you now. The next time I feel like writing a script, I'll know what to aspire to!
http://tvprogramm.sf.tv/img/pool/f/1/b/2/f1b2fde0-a231-4fb4-99de-9d862af1e692_detail.jpg
David Morissey and John Simm burning up the screen with their usual powerhouse acting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSirXJTut6A
the YT scene with Polly Walker as Anne Collins which made me fall in love with said actress. What a brilliant scene, what great acting (from her and John Simm).