Russell Crowe plays D.C. reporter Cal McAffrey, whose street smarts lead him to untangle a mystery of murder and collusion among some of the nation's most promising political and corporate figures. U.S. Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is the future of his political party: an honorable appointee who serves as the chairman of a committee overseeing defense spending. All eyes are upon the rising star to be his party's contender for the upcoming presidential race. Until his research assistant/mistress is brutally murdered and buried secrets come tumbling out.McAffrey has the dubious fortune of both an old friendship with Collins and a ruthless editor, Cameron (Helen Mirren), who has assigned him to investigate. As he and partner Della (Rachel McAdams) try to uncover the killer's identity, McAffrey steps into a cover-up that threatens to shake the nation's power structures. And in a town of spin-doctors and wealthy politicos, he will discover one truth: when billions are at stake, no one's integrity, love or life is ever safe.This was a really good political suspense movie. The cast was great. I'm still shocked at how many big names were in this movie. The story was very well scripted. You bought in to all of the characters, especially Crowe - even with that ridiculous hair. Even though some of the twists and turns were visibly coming it still played out really well. The only knock that I would make against this movie was that a ran a bit too long and could have cut some of the reporter integrity/ethics stuff out. Other than that this is great suspense/drama at the movies.
I would fully recommend that people check this bad boy out. Its more than worth your money and time.
