Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 04/17/2009(USA)
Release Date: 09/01/2009
SubTitles: English/Espanol/French
Dubbed: English/Espanol/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 128 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Profanity, Drug Content
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
The Last King of Scotland director
Kevin McDonald teams with screenwriter
Matthew Michael Carnahan for this American adaptation of the hit British miniseries concerning the suspicious circumstances that set a rising congressman and a dogged reporter on a dangerous collision course. U.S. congressman
Stephen Collins (
Ben Affleck) is handsome, unflappable, and ascending the ladder of power with unprecedented speed. He's the future of his political party, and as the chairman of a committee assigned to oversee defense spending, he's got all the right connections. As the presidential race draws near, Washington insiders begin to speculate that
Collins will earn his party's nomination for the country's top job. The prospect of
Collins becoming president seems less and less likely, however, when his research assistant/mistress is viciously murdered, and some unsavory truths begin to surface.
Collins was once a close friend to
Cal McAffrey (
Russell Crowe), now a top reporter in the nation's capitol. Assigned the task of investigating
Collins by his ruthless editor,
Cameron (Oscar-winner
Helen Mirren),
McAffrey recruits fellow reporter
Della (
Rachel McAdams) in order to track down the truth and identify the killer. But
McAffrey has just walked into a cover-up of unprecedented proportions, and in a game where billions of dollars are at stake, life, love, and integrity are luxuries that simply cannot be afforded.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
;)
