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Story of wheeling and dealing in the real-estate business.
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MCT:April 29, 2008David Mamet is one of our best writers, and the language in "Glengarry Glen Ross" is so richly nuanced that I could analyze it for weeks and not get bored. But what's really amazing isn't Mamet's ability to write "pretty"; it's his ability to write "pretty" believably. The characters would say this dialogue. None of it screams "writing".
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MCT:April 26, 2008
This film is all about characters taking the piss out of each other, which was amusing and just fun since all the actors are good at what they do. Still hardly anything actually "happened", just lots of angry dialogue so it's no classic.
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MCT:April 25, 2008
The cinematic Death of a Salesman.
What a fantastic group of performances by the cast. Im quite certain that Pacino has never been quite this good since.
The director James Joley takes us into a very believable world of pressured sales. Lets be clear. Men are men in this film with a Resevoir Dogs style near total absense of women. Stiff drinks and cock talk are typically shared in a very atmospheric bar as Pacino narrows in ever so subtly for the sales kill. Brilliant. Not for him (this time) the hooha! style of acting so often employed by Pacino post Scent of a Woman.
The star however is the Willy Loman-esque Jack Lemon who trades in transparently manipulative sales techniques. Every young actor should be forced to study his performance here. It is absolutely brilliant. Its startling what Mamet can do with top actors working with his best dialogue. Lemon takes what is great about Death of a Saleman and defines a character here for the ages never to be surpassed. If you want to see what greatness looks like rent this film and just watch Lemon.
As mentioned, Mamet's dialogue sizzles in the confines of the office, a car, a bar. Unlike Tarantino, none of Mamet's language is every forced and in the hands of strong actors can be brilliant.
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MCT:April 12, 2008
A firecracker of a drama that explodes in every frame with exciting and colourful performances. Although the movie is brief and the plot pretty bare, it's still a really interesting look at the real estate industry and the nature of salesmanship. I don' think I've ever enjoyed a movie so much that had so little going on.
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MCT:April 12, 2008The storyline is a bit dry.
However, it had a great ensemble cast - all who gave solid, enjoyable performances. They were very convincing at playing real estate agents.
It made me laugh too, mostly because of all the swearing! Probably had the most obscenity I've heard in 1 film!
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