Glengarry Glen Ross

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Please note this is a Region B Blu-Ray Like moths to a flame great actors gravitate to the singular genius of playwright-screenwriter David Mamet who updated his Pulitzer Prize-winning play for this all-star screen adaptation The material is not inherently cinematic so the Glengarry Glen Ross&s greatest asset is Mamet&s peerless dialogue & the assembly of the once-in-a-lifetime cast led by Al Pacino Jack Lemmon & Alec Baldwin (the last in a role Mamet created especially for the film) Often regarded as a critique of the Reagan administration&s impact on the American economy the play & film focus on a competitive group of real estate salesmen who&ve gone from feast to famine in a market gone cold When an executive "motivator" (Alec Baldwin) demands a sales contest among the agents in the cramped office the stakes are critically high any agent who fails to meet his"a of sales "leads" (ie potential buyers) will lose their job This intense ultimatum is a boon for the office superstar (Pacino) but a once-successful salesman (Lemmon) now finds himself clinging nervously to faded glory Political & personal rivalries erupt under pressure when the other agents (Alan Arkin Ed Harris) suspect the office manager (Kevin Spacey) of foul play This cauldron of anxiety tension & sheer desperation provides fertile soil for Mamet&s scathingly rich dialogue which is like rocket fuel for some of the greatest actors of our time Pacino won an Oscar nomination for his volatile performance but it&s Lemmon who&s the standout doing some of the best work of his distinguished career Director James Foley shapes Mamet&s play into a stylish intensely focused film that will stand for decades as a testament to its brilliant writer & cast --Jeff Shannon Amazon --This text refers to the DVD edition