“Game State” Irony and tension for an unforgettable thriller

Game Statedirector Kevin McDonald author The Last King of Scotland, is in the ranking Netflix. This is a thriller written Matthew Michael Carnahan, Billy Ray And Tony Gilroy screenwriter of the spy saga about Jason Bourne/Matt Damon.

The thriller, based on the Paul Abbott television series, opens quickly with an adrenaline-fueled nighttime murder scene.

A scene in which, among other things, we quietly see the killer’s face. And this murder, obviously, is not related to the tragic death of the assistant to US Congressman Stephen Collins, who played Ben Affleck

. Death in which surrounded by student Della Frye (pseudonym) Rachel McAdamsveteran Washington reporter Cal McAffrey tries to shed light on Russell Crowe. On the other hand, thanks primarily to the rich cast in a state of grace, Macdonald manages to skillfully build an almost Hitchcockian intrigue.

Cast including Oscar winner Helen Mirren as editor of the newspaper e Robin Wright Penn in the case of a politician’s wife. Not to mention excellent Jeff Daniels and more and more good Jason Bateman. The viewer is effectively drawn into the action frame by frame, immersed in the unfolding of long-hidden secrets and fundamental friendships. The one in Game State

has long linked McAffrey and Collins.

Functional dialogue, appropriately tinged with irony, skillfully alternates with intense moments of tension.

The moments, including the one in the garage, are among the best. The rest is done by excellent editing. Justine Wright, the director’s constant collaborator. In service is an operation reminiscent of the ultra-classics in the topic under consideration All the President’s Men. With a stylistic and narrative structure not too far removed from what underlay many spy stories of the seventies. But also from the events of celluloid journalism that took place twenty years earlier. The extra high definition disc section takes up over three minutes of deleted scenes and nearly nineteen filmed scenes. Game State

. In addition, it comes equipped with U-control functions, BD Live content and the My Favorite Scenes option.