"Movie Review: State and Main (Mamet)": 08/17/2001

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08/17/2001 Entry: "Movie Review: State and Main (Mamet)"

I've mentioned my issue with writers that put too much importance on writing and writers before, haven't I? Here's an example. David Mamet is a writer, and more recently a director. Here, we have a story of a hollywood movie crew filming a movie in a small town. Everyone seems to be an ass in some way, except the writer, who is always kind and decent and tries hard to do the right thing. And the movie itself was fine, some funny bits, but overall a little underwhelming. I can't help but wonder, though, if some of that was because the writer character felt a little off to me. Oh well.