Edmond

Edmond (2005)

  • 46% of critics liked it
    (72 reviews)

  • 37% of users liked it
    (49,296 ratings)

David Mamet wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his play about a man who suddenly stumbles into a new and dangerous life. Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) is on his way home from work one evening when he impulsively stops to have his fortune read by a woman who informs him, "You are not where… More

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R, 1 hr. 22 min.
Directed By
Stuart Gordon
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Aug 31, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Oct 3, 2006
First Independent Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

    The last handful of scenes, featuring Bokeem Woodbine as an acquaintance of Edmond's, are worth the price of a ticket.

  • Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    As with most Mamet scripts, this includes multiple monologues, and the cast delivers them with fervor. But the delivery can't conceal that these diatribes are directed at topics that no longer are pertinent.

  • Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times

    Makes little sense as a character study, and borders on nonsense as a screed on race in America.

  • Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

    The most effective Mamet play adaptation I've seen since James Foley's blistering 1992 Glengarry Glen Ross.

  • Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

    Edmond posits that the fury of a sexist, racist psychopath lies just beneath the surface of even the mildest man. In other words, we're in David Mamet World.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • ♥˩ƳИИ &


    Cast: William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Joe Mantegna, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ling Bai, Denise Richards, Mena Suvari, Debi Mazar, Jeffrey Combs, Dulé Hill Director: Stuart Gordon Summary: With a David Mamet play as its inspiration, Edmond stars William H. Macy as the titular character,… More

  • Curtis L


    Not terrible. I think David Mamet is a pretty good writer, but a lesson in the meaning of life mixed with gay prison sex and senselessly killing Julia Stiles may not be the best stage for it. Then again, it would have been a pretty dull film otherwise. William H. Macy plays the… More

  • Lanning :


    Mamet? Brother. The word "ponderous" comes to mind. That's not good, by the way. "Embarrassing" also seems appropriate. Ah, I have my off times too. <p> When weak writing and weak directing combine to undermine a project, there's rarely any… More

  • Greg S


    A latently racist and mentally addled accountant (William H. Macy) leaves his wife, tours the NYC commercial sex trade, and ends up in prison. Macy's performance is interesting, but not interesting enough to inspire the viewer to try to make sense of David Mamet's confused… More

  • Pierluigi P


    William H. Macy plays with brilliance another lonely wanderer of the night, tired of his pathetic existence. if only Stuart Gordon had more talent behind the cameras, and the photography wasn't that bright. In the end, it's uneven, and the violence a bit cartoonish, but the… More

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