SEINFELD BLOG

The State Within

Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051285225
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 27, 2007
Running Time: 360 minutes
Sales Rank: 9938
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 2006

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Can you believe what your superiors tell you -- even if you are the British Ambassador to America? In this high octane action-packed conspiracy thriller a terrifying plot is played out along the dark corridors of power. When a flight explodes in mid-air over Washington D.C. the British Embassy finds itself enveloped in a diplomatic catastrophe. What happens next is a cat's cradle of tangled affinities and conflicting interests told through interlinking stories that unfold as British Ambassador Mark Brydon slowly realizes that he is being played by an invisible puppeteer with great power.Running Time: 420 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS UPC: 794051285225 Manufacturer No: E2852

Amazon.com:
Leave it to British TV to deliver the slickest, most intense take on terrorism on U.S. soil (with apologies to 24, of course). The State Within is a BBC production of the highest order, tense, dense, and absolutely riveting. The miniseries starts with a bang--actually, a horribly realistic explosion of a U.S. airliner bound for London, and the production values are every bit as detailed and impressive as any big-screen action film. Chunks of plane and passengers fall along the freeway outside Dulles airport in Washington, creating havoc and collateral damage in a truly visceral fashion. And then the real action begins. Our hero is Sir Mark Brydon, British ambassador to Washington, played with sangfroid by Jason Isaacs (slightly reminiscent of Daniel Craig as James Bond). Sir Mark has not only an international crisis on his hands, but quickly learns treachery, deceit, and murder lurk within the governments he's learned to trust. The plot is complex but extremely satisfying, far superior than most mass-market thrillers released in theaters in the U.S. Especially delicious is a small but key role as the U.S. Secretary of Defense by Cagney & Lacey's Sharon Gless, whose eyes glitter like shards of ice. Savor The State Within, but be prepared to be rattled the next time you go to the airport--or try to go to sleep. --A.T. Hurley




Rating: - BORING
This was not necessarily bad, just nothing special. I love BBC series/mini series so I was very excited ... Read More

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Rating: - The State Of Suspense!
This was A great mini-series! I ablsolutely LOVE BBC productions and they didn't let me down with this one. ... Read More

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Rating: - Gripping
This is a gripping story with excellent acting. All the actors are superb, even down to the minor characters. ... Read More

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Rating: - Fine Political Thriller
While this lightning-paced, well-acted political thriller made for BBC America has one or two "believability" ... Read More

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Rating: - Smart, fast-paced, gripping fun!
There are so many layers to this mini-series that, as you start talking about one plot thread, you can't help ... Read More

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