Review of Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) by Chris D — 07 Nov 2012

Every time I watch this film I get goosebumps. All-star actors across the board giving some of the best work of their careers in 'Glengarry Glen Ross'. The screenplay by David Mamet based of his play is compelling from the moment the film starts to its jaw dropping finale.

The dark atmosphere of that street drenched in rain depicts the characters drenched in their own egos, rage, and self-pity as they desperately hope to sell to their deadbeat customers. It's hard to choose who gives the best performance in this film, because all deserve huge amounts of praise; from Al Pacino's Ricky Roma, the leader on the board that uses his way of words to gain customers trust before getting their signature on the contract, to Jack Lemmon's Shelly "Machine" Levine, the oldest salesman in the firm who everyone else thinks has lost his thunder except himself.

I like some of these men for obvious reasons, and hate others for obvious reasons, yet they all have one thing in common: the hate they share for their customers. And in suite, I hate the customers as well.

And under the direction of Dave Foley, the camera glides with fluid precision during scenes, making me feel more at ease and comfortable with these men as they cheat, lie, and steal their ways into the corporate heart of real estate.

'Glengarry Glen Ross' is a genius display of greed and attitude, as well as one of my favorite films ever made.