Directed by:
James FoleyCinematography:
Juan Ruiz AnchíaComposer:
James Newton HowardCast:
Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Pryce, Jude Ciccolella, Neal Jones, Bruce Altman, George Cheung, Murphy Dunne (more)VOD (1)
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Adapted from his Pulitzer Prize winning play, Glengarry Glen Ross shows David Mamet, at his searing, profane best. A group of Chicago real-estate salesmen-cum-con artists live on the edge... life is good for the one on a roll, for the rest, life hangs in the balance. There is no room for losers. A-B-C Always Be Closing, sell or go under, is the salesman's mantra. With the pressure on, so begins a rainy night of cut-throat business and shattered lives. Al Pacino plays the fast talking Ricky Roma, alongside a phenomenal performance by Jack Lemmon as the veteran Shelly "The Machine" Levene, struggling to keep his neck above water. With a star studded ensemble cast featuring Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris and Alan Arkin. (ITV DVD)
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An actor gala that suffers due to the minimal space given to the central seven and lackluster direction with no visual ideas or a more distinctive narrative. Watching it on the creaking boards, I’m drooling with bliss. I give it a weaker four stars.
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The combination of the excellent duo Pacino-Spacey in one movie equaled an unattainable dream for me. When I accidentally came across Glengarry, my enthusiasm knew no bounds. It is an unparalleled acting concert, where both mentioned actors deliver exhausting performances alongside other unforgettable names like Lemmon and Harris. I adore tense situations on the screen, and when the story's thread never moves in an unwanted direction, I can only float in bliss.
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A great dialog-driven drama dominated outright by Al Pacino. And the lesson? People are swines and when they are in hot water they’ll do anything to make somebody else go under instead of them. - What's your name? - Fuck you! That's my name! You know why, mister? You drove a Hyundai to get here. I drove an eighty-thousand dollar BMW. THAT'S my name. And your name is you're wanting.
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I didn't like this film much. While I appreciate the great performances and the brilliant dialogues, I just can't forget that I fell asleep about four times. It was probably due to general fatigue and the film is not at all to blame, but I don't have the strength to watch it a second time.
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The film is absolutely incredible in terms of acting. There are so many names here that you can't even believe that they all came together in one place and all of them got enough space. Alec Baldwin had the least of it, but he still used it perfectly. Surprisingly, the film didn't captivate me as much with its story, but truly with its cast.
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