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Glengarry Glen Ross (29-Sep-1992)
Director: James Foley Writer: David Mamet From a play by: David Mamet Keywords: Drama
REVIEWS Review by neil kantor (posted on 17-Jul-2007) An excellent portrayal of commission based cutthrought sales people, in
a lonley and often cruel world. Having spent a brief time in real
estate sales, the insight and insecurities portrayed by its author and
performers were outstanding. The film quite effectively captures the
desperation and failures of "down on their luck" door to door salesmen
with convincing dialogue and depressing backdrops. The humanizing
features of attempting to maintain one's confidence, while refusing to
recognize the glaring faults of one's own life, is the genius of the
film, in my opinion.
Review by anonymous (posted on 27-Aug-2006) One of the best movies I have
ever seen that did not have any sexual scenes. It dipicts the lives of
land salesmen who have to deal with usual trials and tribulations which
face all people. However, we usually think that these characters are
not much higher on the food chain than used car salesmen or
politicians. They are also shown dealing with each other, their bosses
and a bit of quick thinking on their feet with clients. I gave it four
stars even though the language should have been cleaned up. I am not a
prude but the cursing seened to be a bit overdone and did not serve a
purpose. Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon were their usual great selves and
were suberbly supported by Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey and Ed Harris.
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