Review of Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) by Dimitris L — 16 Apr 2009
Before I begin, this film is one of the very best for acting performances I have ever seen.
Glengarry Glen Ross depicts the lives of top-of-the-pile to bottom-of-the-heap salesman, capitalism at it's worst, the frailty of the human condition and the bastardisation of the American Dream.
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning play by David Mahmet, Glengarry Glen Ross is one of the finest examples of a cast aligning like the planets. Every single member of the cast is exceptional and plays off of each other masterfully. Three performances deserve special merit though. Ed Harris (who should have had an Oscar by now) is mind-blowing as the bitter Dave Moss. Jack Lemmon gives one of his finest ever performances. But I absolutely lapped up the small role of "motivator" Blake played with corporate hollowness by Alec Baldwin. Does he care about the people he's trying to motivate? No. He just wants them to make the company that they work for and who hired him to make more money. Money first, material possesions second and human beings somewhere on the bottom rung. A match for Gordon Gecko any day. They are all helped by a simple, yet extremely effective screenplay and very snappy dialogue, but only these actors could give it the life, grittiness and realism it deserved.
Highly recommended.
This review of Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) was written by Dimitris L on 16 Apr 2009.
Glengarry Glen Ross has generally received very positive reviews.
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