David Mamet's STATE AND MAIN, with its slightly understated humor and excellent ensemble acting is worth building a video rental night around--particularly with someone special, and maybe on a cold and quiet night.
Particularly satisfying is Mamet's wife, Rebecca Pidgeon, who carries off her role of the mild but knows-her-mind small-town non-conformist. But William H. Macy, the great Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the other characters harmonize in a film like they enjoyed making. More of a comment on Hollywood values than small-town values, STATE AND MAIN mostly neglects the slapstick humor for a drier, milder commentary.
Particularly satisfying is Mamet's wife, Rebecca Pidgeon, who carries off her role of the mild but knows-her-mind small-town non-conformist. But William H. Macy, the great Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the other characters harmonize in a film like they enjoyed making. More of a comment on Hollywood values than small-town values, STATE AND MAIN mostly neglects the slapstick humor for a drier, milder commentary.