January 4, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Andy Garcia, Charles Durning, Denis Leary
Academy Award nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, State and Main, Heist) brings his own life experiences as a young man to the screen in this film adaptation of...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 24, 2002
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December 7, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A first-rate movie made from one of David Mamet's lesser plays. full review
June 1, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I once taught a class on Mamet's films. I wish I could have opened it with this one, because for Mamet, it all starts here. full review
April 20, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The film's chief pleasure, a considerable one, is in hearing Mr. Mamet's characteristic idiom ... so close to its real-world source. full review
April 18, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The piece is a theatrical curio, but no less fascinating for that. full review
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