Russell Crowe...is that you? |
The two find themselves determined to investigate a long string of strange events tied to Ben Affleck’s Congressmen Stephen Collins. Having just been caught in an affair with one of his aides, Collins' career in government is on the ropes. This situation is made worse when it is revealed soon after that this aide is now dead due to a strange subway station accident. This “accident” is labeled by most pundits as a suicide, but of course something seems fishy about the whole situation to MacAffrey, and he, along with Frye, end up digging into the mysteries that surround Congressmen Collins and his now deceased aide. What follows is a lot of the same: some sleuthing here, a little intense conversation there. The audience is shown that Collins and MacAffrey are old college buddies and that the latter is involved romantically with the former’s wife. These two details, of course, are designed to make out MacAffrey as an anti-hero looking out more for himself and his secret agenda than what’s really morally right. This relationship feels a little bit odd and tacked on but it’s forgivable. Naturally, there are also financial troubles occurring at the Washington Globe and the boss, Cameron Lynne (Helen Mirren) is around to crack down on her staff and put pressure on the two employees she has tasked with Collins story. This subplot becomes predictably emphasized in order to build tension and increase the need to solve the Collins case. This is all stuff that’s been used hundreds of different times in different movies.
*Shivers* |
Official YAMB Grade: Neutral
Nate S Grade:
Aesthetics: B
Story: B
Actors: B
Characters: B
Official Grade: B
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-Nate S
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