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.When weak writing and weak directing combine to undermine a project, there's rarely any escaping the vortex leading into ...
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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 scrip... ...( read more )
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 stren... ...( read more )
Uneven and at times preposterous study of a dissolutioned man's descent into the dark side. A starry cast service Mamet's vision.
William H. Macy's performance is brilliant, but the film is brutal for the sake of being brutal and any attempt it tries to make at social commentary is not explored deeply enough to be worth sitting through.
Edmond: It's too much.
A strange drama/thriller involving William H Macy on a very weird sexual odyssey, leading to some harsh situations, which conclude in a worse manner.
It is based on an old play written by David Mamet, and despite my love for his dialog, this movie is just... ...( read more )
William H. Macy may have acted his bloodhound-face off in "Edmond" but that didn't save it from being one of the most unrealistic, ludicrous pieces of slow-moving, pretentious, twaddle that I have ever had the misfortune to watch.
Really didn't like this film. Apparently was a play, and while the cast is good, they're acting like they're on stage - really annoying. While I know the main character isn't supposed to be likeable the dialogue doesn't really offer anything of worth. Really the same psuedo-philo... ...( read more )
Have you ever seen such a disgruntled picture? It seemingly can't decided whether it wants to be a thriller or a drama, and the dialogue is so inconsistent that one can never quite distinguish the picture between silly melodrama or a dark and disturbing dialectic on mankind's vic... ...( read more )
A less than mediocre film that really doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Macy's character slowly snaps into a world of chaos that is not particularly interesting or believable.
It's like a horrible rip-off of "Leaving Las Vegas" and "Falling Down."
Don't be fooled by the ... ...( read more )
Dissapointing. For something that could have been so interesting, powerfull and thought inspiring, it was very dull and uneventful.
Wow! This movie was very interesting. Willam H. Macy gives a perfomance I will soon not forget! The story is about a man who leaves his wife and then goes out to have some sex action. Along the way he meets up with some very interesting people. He then goes on a talking rampage w... ...( read more )
A man decides that his life doesn't suit him and begins to wander the city in the night searching for something...like Easy Rider,but the protagonist is a frustrated employee.
Pretentious,but at times funny and grotesque.It's kind of picaresque,but with a strong dark mood.The cas... ...( read more )
Quirky and erotically psychological this little movie seems to try to bring across the big message that we need to be more human and caring towards one another because we are all going mad because of the lack of it in the world. It (along with fate) seems to become more of an ex... ...( read more )
It's a bad movie... but bad as in bad , not as in "low quality"... everything goes to hell as things lose control, and it's like watching a train wreck ... maybe it was a great movie, but I didnt really get the mood, I couldnt relate with the character as much as I wanted, and it... ...( read more )
Its refreshing to see Stuart Gordon take on strong, dark dramatic material as opposed to horror. Edmond is a dark journey into one mans contempt for his life that hes lived. There is more going on in this film that one veiwing allows one to take away from it. Macy is great as the... ...( read more )
a great little film, how fascinating to watch the slow breakdown that is so well portrayed by william h. macy.
people expected a horror film from this but it is a dark drama nothing els about a man when all he wants to do is get laid and its dark and true what it says it is truly mammet's as a screenplay his best work nothing elsl
YAY... for BLings & JCombs cameos. BOO... this flick is incredibly boring. 1 star for WHMacy & 1 for DMamet.
The squeamish will detest this hilarious and disturbin' urban nightmare, but some may be pacified by the punchline ending. Stuart Gordon has come a long way since RE-ANIMATOR (so has Jeffrey Combs...yikes).
Hard hitting drama with William H. Macy as Edmond,a normal guy with a wife and kids and a boring job who one day decides he's had enough and leaves and attempts to find himself during a night on the town.As the night goes on, Edmonds frustrations at the world become more intense ... ...( read more )
A nice attempt, first half pretty good but then it just goes to shit and I later found out, that's how the play is, so blame it on David Mamet who is normally good.
Slow and unmotivated the movie is not worth your time. It is politically incorrect (which I like) and pulls no punches, but thet cant make up for its multiple shortfalls.
A chronicle of one man's descent into madness and murder. Worth worth watching just to see Bai Ling as a peep show girl.
William H. Macy is the best! Really fun film about going mad/midlife crisis. You're on his side but don't know when to let go as he does more and more bad things.
