Plot: A film crew lands in a small town after being shunned by another. They're shooting The Old Mill, but then they find out the town's Mill burned down almost 40 years ago. The scriptwriter is struggling to rewrite, the main actor's taste for young girls is becoming problematic and the female lead starts to question some contractual obligations.
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May 02, 2024
Movies about making movies. Hollywood sure loves its frantic movie-making cliché. Art is chaos, nothing works, and in the end everything comes together and art happens. I've grown allergic to it over time, but State and Main has a couple of other perks that save it from damnation.
Macy and Hoffman add some flair to the cast, there is some witty dialogue and the more dramatic scenes aren't that bad either. It makes for an entertaining watch, but it's not enough to keep it among my personal favorites. Taste evolves and the more you watch, the more you crave films that manage to stand out. Still, it's good fun if you haven't seen it yet.
January 16, 2007
[review pending]