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	State and Main Official Site ***½ of **** Rated: R Length: 105 minutes Credits: Writer & Director: David Mamet Cast: Alec Baldwin: Bob Barrenger Charles Durning: Mayor George Bailey Clark Gregg: Doug MacKenzie Philip Seymour Hoffman: Writer Joseph Turner White Patti LuPone: Sherry Bailey William H. Macy: Director Walt Price Sarah Jessica Parker: Claire Wellesley David Paymer: Producer Marty Rossen Rebecca Pidgeon: Ann Black Julia Stiles: Carla Taylor
Review: This is a movie worth seeing.  The audience had plenty of small laughs, but didn't have many big laughs except for the Electoral College remark which was only a coincidence to the recent coup.  There was humor throughout.  The writing is sharp and holds your attention.  The story continues developing along a few different yet similar and intertwined paths.  In a way, things develop right through the closing credits.  The interlacing of goals and truths of the characters serves to enhance the comedic compare and contrast of these individuals.  State and Main is not just a comedy however, the dramatic elements are key to driving the story.  The comedy was somewhat tempered by the drama and the several subplots involved.  That is the problem holding back this film, it doesn't come off as knowing what it wants to be.  The writers for State and Main must have enjoyed lampooning the Hollywood hierarchy very much.  William H. Macy does an excellent job as Walt, the director/schmoozer, and his performance really drives the story.  He goes from understanding and supportive to cold manipulative slime in a split second.  David Paymer plays the producer in an effective manner.  You dislike him, you understand him, and you laugh at him.  Philip Seymour Hoffman as the writer gives a great performance as the moral center of the story.  You feel for him because of the dilemmas thrust upon him as he tries to do the right thing for others and himself.  The ensemble cast performs very well to make the most of this story, and some of the more memorable small town characters are relatively unknown actors. I went by Main Street and across State Street to see this film.  This was my first chance to see the inside of the Rosebud Cinema Draft House since it was remodeled from the old Tosa 'uniplex.'  This premium cinema has all velvet individual coaches and love seats with coffee tables, chairs, and a row of regular restaurant tables and chairs.  $3.75 for a Miller Light is a pretty good price compared to what you pay at most theaters for a soda.  Their web site has a links page that may be of interest to anyone interested in video and film making.  I think I'll be heading back there sometime.  The score stays laid back and is good for this movie.  The soundtrack is only one song, and that is during the credits. 1. Song Of The Old Mill - Patti Lupone, who plays the mayor's wife. -- It's night --