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By Mike M (2,387) on 15 Apr 2012

As far as mysteries go, this is one of the best…

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By Andrew T (1,075) on 29 Mar 2012

The crook get defended when crooked by crooks. A compact twisted tale of industrial espionage. May take a few viewings…

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By Aditya Sai C (1) on 01 Mar 2012

My first David Mamet flick. I was fixated to the film right at the first five minute block…

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By Robert S (1,498) on 17 Nov 2011

Its mamet, and steve martin is in it, campbell soup guy, a pigeon named repecka, just kidding lots of great actors, top notch stuff…

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By Charles M (418) on 27 Sep 2011

One of the most poorly written scripts in the history of cinema. And the acting sinks to the same level…

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By Jonny B (421) on 26 Sep 2011

Clever and intriguing 'The Spanish Prisoner' is a mystery that exhibits Mamet's brand of dialogue and a penchant for keeping the viewer guessing…

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By Aidan H (393) on 17 Sep 2011

David Mamet's signature stagey dialogue is once again evident in this unconvincing and unlikely tale of double-crosses and confidence tricks,…

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By Richard B (1,390) on 03 Jun 2011

ANYBODY COULD BE ANYBODY. Director David Mamet (Heist, Things Change) helmed this twist-a-minute headache-inducing mind game…

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By Jay L (562) on 03 Jun 2011

ANYBODY COULD BE ANYBODY. Director David Mamet (Heist, Things Change) helmed this twist-a-minute headache-inducing mind game…

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By Ravi P (98) on 28 Mar 2011

In the sub-genre of sleight of hand thrillers--dramas that slowly reveal the deception at work in clever reveals and plot twists--there is…

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By John V (298) on 21 Mar 2011

A fair, almost-good movie. There are too many actions and motivations that are simply not very believable…

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By Michael F (1,296) on 01 Jan 2011

David Mamet writes & directs this lush, languid mystery that's about a con but really about relationships…

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By Jim N (74) on 09 Nov 2010

Clever, twisty plot.... It could be ME..... But still too stereotyped to be truly surreal…

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By Chris H (3,076) on 26 Oct 2010

Good story but it feels like the actors are reading directly from the script. This film would have benefitted from a larger budget…

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By Tishka F (118) on 07 Sep 2010

Starts off slow but gets interesting at about an hour in. If you have the patience you will probably enjoy it…

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By Alison O (311) on 30 Jul 2010

I loved this movie. Very good music by Carter Burwell. A great plot with a small ensemble of actors. The intrigue will suck you in…

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By Nc S (1) on 09 May 2010

It becomes interesting 1/3 of the way in. It suffers somewhat from being 'the sort of film' where you know from the start something is going on…

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By Cari N (6) on 12 Apr 2010

Brilliant!! The dialogue, characters, story line, editing - all great…

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By Brandon H (695) on 12 Apr 2010

Brilliant!! The dialogue, characters, story line, editing - all great…

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By Peter C (1,037) on 29 Mar 2010

Oh David Mamet, your dialog is so up itself, and your wife is a truly horrendous actress…

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