Glengarry Glen Ross
When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Now, the slick salesmen must fight for survival and hot leads.
1 June 1947, Holywell, Flintshire, Wales, UK
22 June 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1947, Burlington, Vermont, USA
3 April 1958, Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA
28 November 1950, Tenafly, New Jersey, USA
8 February 1925, Newton, Massachusetts, USA
26 July 1959, South Orange, New Jersey, USA
24 June 1960, Brooklyn, New York, USA
22 June 1955, Santa Monica, California, USA
March 20, 2015
As an expression of a great script, it really can't be beat.
March 17, 2011
As you would expect from a Mamet play, the dialogue sizzles.
June 24, 2006
David Mamet's play about the wheelings and dealings of real-estate salesmen gets dedicated playing from a splendid cast, but gains nothing by the transfer from stage to screen.
August 25, 2008
The overall film, writing and acting are so darn good that I watched it and then immediately started it over again.
January 01, 2000
You can see the joy with which these actors get their teeth into these great lines, after living through movies in which flat dialogue serves only to advance the story.
June 09, 2008
Mamet reveals his exceptional talent for writing almost poetic working-class vernacular, scores his major implicit thematic thrusts against the nature of the way business-at-large is conducted.
January 01, 2000
Though the performances are satisfying in a projected way, they're nullified by an uninspired atmosphere around them. Despite the colorful and witty utterances of its characters, "Glengarry" feels artificial and rarefied.
January 01, 2000
Foley is as adept at managing this intensely psychodramatic material as he is handling an ensemble cast with the combined power of a runaway locomotive.
February 05, 2013
Head of the direction duties, James Foley, strings it together well, making it harmonise like the musical piece it has succeeded to be.
August 17, 2006
Mamet has a special gift for drawing portriats of lowlifers who are harsh but also funny, his salesmen are a far cry from Arthur Miller's Loman in Death of a Salesman.
June 10, 2008
For anyone who loves sharp dialogue, compelling characters, and a stinging social rebuke, Glengarry Glen Ross is not to be missed.
July 06, 2010
...the most effective big-screen translation of a Mamet stage play.
