Blue State

A disillusioned leftist pulls up stakes for the Great White North in this independent comedy-drama. It's 2004, and John Logue (Breckin Meyer) is a political activist working for the Democratic presidential campaign in Ohio. After a few drinks too many, John is interviewed on camera by a local ...more

This little-seen political comedy marks a first - the first production of Paquin Films, headed-up by the innately gifted Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin (who also stars) and her brother Andrew. The direct-to-video status alone makes it feel like a surprising and defeatist turn from an actress-cum-producer of Paquin's stature. But the question lingers: does the film deserve its dour fate? Yes and no. Blue State culls inspiration from an interesting and unusual phenomenon that transpired in ...more