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By Julien A (84) on 19 Apr 2008

A great film. Mamet's direction and script are first-rate, and the performances are dazzling. I love his dialogue…

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By Michael O (1,073) on 12 Apr 2008

This flick is well written and directed by Mamet but I can't digest the theatrical hokiness of the acting style all that well…

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By Ben W (988) on 08 Apr 2008

Short con, long con, etc. Not bad, not great. Predictable? Yes. Ricky Jay was probably the best part…

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By Jeremy P (697) on 24 Mar 2008

I'm not the biggest fan of Mamet's dialogue, which I suspect is a large part of enjoying the movie…

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By Phillip S (296) on 24 Mar 2008

I'm not the biggest fan of Mamet's dialogue, which I suspect is a large part of enjoying the movie…

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By Charlie R (148) on 19 Mar 2008

The biggest thing working against this film is that Lindsey Crouse is not a good actress in the least…

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By Derek J (594) on 04 Mar 2008

One of Mamet's greatest scripts. I will never get tired of watching this movie. This was the film that introduced me to Mamet so thanks dad…

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By Tom S (1,076) on 03 Mar 2008

Fascinating study of deception in which Lindsay Crouse's limited acting range is very effective…

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By Michael B (2,768) on 27 Feb 2008

A film about language (because how can a mamet script not be?), and a film about cons within cons. and, ultimately, the biggest con of all - film…

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By Pénélope C (7) on 10 Feb 2008

Ok, je ne peux nier le brio de ce film d'un point de vue psychanalytique, mais... l'histoire ne m'emballe pas…

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By Jeremy F (269) on 08 Feb 2008

While I really liked this movie, Mamet's flattening of performance is a little too jarring for me…

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By Vivian L (99) on 08 Feb 2008

The story was amusing, but the characters were unhinged and a little poached…

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By Joey N (181) on 04 Feb 2008

Was. not. into this. The first card sequence is rather spiffy though…

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By Steve C (928) on 27 Jan 2008

Absolutely brilliant. You'll never work out the con at the end…

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By Tammi W (6) on 20 Jan 2008

David Mamet's House of Games is an interesting film from a stylistic point of view. The director's style is minimalistic but expressive…

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By Jamy S (92) on 19 Jan 2008

Mamet's directorial style is anathema to some, but I enjoy the rigidity of his contrivances, and this is my favorite…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 19 Jan 2008

Excellent psycho control thriller- one of David Mamet's finest. Joe Mantegna is wonderful in this…

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By Drew S (617) on 18 Jan 2008

Okay, so could Lindsay Crouse be any more awful…

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By Jared G (220) on 08 Jan 2008

Awkward. Mamet can write, but apparently not always, and here his hardass style just backfires. Artificial…

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By Cihangir B (1) on 04 Jan 2008

Izlediim en iyi DOLANDIRICILIK filmi... bir ba$ yapit…

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