100 Premiere | This is a smart script. There is a wealth of twists, but none of them have to beat you over the head. Read full review
91 Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman Spins a thorny tale of political corruption laced with personal sleaze. Read full review
88 Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey Acting-wise, the showstopper is Jason Bateman, with a diabolically entertaining turn as a smarmy PR man remarkably free with confidential information. Read full review
75 Rolling Stone | Peter Travers Affleck may strike you as off-putting at first, hitting wrong emotional notes, but hang on. State of Play keeps the twists coming. Read full review