Review of The Spanish Prisoner (1997) by Anthony Lane for The New Yorker — 23 Oct 2012
This is the fifth movie to be written and directed by David Mamet, and it's his most bizarre one yet; people speak in that dreamy, lockjawed manner we first heard in "House of Games," and their entire lives appear to be lived under the spell of some nameless paranoia.
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This review of The Spanish Prisoner (1997) was written by Anthony Lane and published by The New Yorker on 23 Oct 2012.
The Spanish Prisoner has generally received positive reviews.
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