headscratcher4
14th March 2008, 08:07 AM
Just finished re-watching the BBC's great TV mini-series State of Play. IT is a fantastic political thriller, well acted, tight script, facinating and current. Paul Abbot wrote a terrific screen play.
They are making an American version staring Helen Mirran, Russel Crowe and Ben Aflick.
It is hard to see how it translates to U.S. politics. All of which begs the question: whey can't there be a great U.S. political thriller? Yes, Seven Days in May or the Manchurian Candidate come close, but ultimately, it seems to be hard to do a good political thriller in a U.S. context.
Are the Brits better informed about their own system and how government works? Is it the quality of the acting that does it?
Anyway, are there any great American politcial thrillers? Why not?
They are making an American version staring Helen Mirran, Russel Crowe and Ben Aflick.
It is hard to see how it translates to U.S. politics. All of which begs the question: whey can't there be a great U.S. political thriller? Yes, Seven Days in May or the Manchurian Candidate come close, but ultimately, it seems to be hard to do a good political thriller in a U.S. context.
Are the Brits better informed about their own system and how government works? Is it the quality of the acting that does it?
Anyway, are there any great American politcial thrillers? Why not?