Majorthebys
Charming and brutal
Gutsycurene
Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.
John Smith
Don't be fooled by the A-list cast, writer and director. This is probably the most disgusting, degrading and pointless movie made in the last 10 years. It is vicious, inflammatory and totally lacking in any worth whatsoever. Bill Macy must have been pretty desperate financially to participate in this ugly and hateful mess. I will never look at him the same way again. Judging by this syphilitic pus-bomb masquerading as a film, David Mamet needs to have his head examined. If you want the same effect as watching this turd, go plunge your head into a backed-up toilet. You'll have the same experience and, hey, you'll save yourself two hours.
tieman64
This is a brief review of "Edmond" and "Glengarry Glen Ross", two films written by David Mamet.The lesser of the two, "Edmond" revolves around a businessman (William H. Macy) who has grown tired of the stresses and pressures of modern life. Trapped in an existential rut, and finding no love, purpose or satisfaction at work or at home, he breaks up with his wife and sets off for a night on the town. Here he hopes to hire a prostitute, but things don't go as planned, and pretty soon he's being arrested for a violent murder. The film is remarkably brisk (79 minutes), Mamet obsessed with modern emasculation and violent resentment, but weak direction by Stuart Gordon undermines his screenplay's better qualities.Capitalism as a slow train to hell, "Glangarry Glen Ross" is merely an ensemble version of "Edmond". Here the businessmen are a group of real estate agents who struggle to cope with deadlines and targets. They're fired by their company and given a ruthless ultimatum: sell or you won't be rehired. Eventually the pressure of meeting targets proves too much and one salesman commits a shocking crime.Filled with meaty dialogue and lengthy monologues, "Glengarry" is elevated by several bombastic moments by actors Al Pacino, Ed Harris, Alec Baldwin and Jack Lemmon. It's a joy to watch these actors chew scenery, even if the film ultimately amounts to a group of middle class, middle aged men, moaning about the drudgery of their 9 to 5 lives.7.5/10 - Worth one viewing.
phaskell
Edmond was an amazing trip through what we humans are truly capable of. The movie is short but brutal ride in one man trying to find him self, and the people he ran over.The racist tones didn't bother me i in fact found it refreshing for a change, as i believe that people should say what they mean. In America we have laws now ruling speech so people don't get their feelings hurt. I believe that everyone has a right not like you, love you, respect you, or even want to be around you. As a black American i find my self thinking the same thing Edmond thought about lazy quick buck people, but of all races though.Edmond's constant complaints about n***rs was just jungle fever in the end, and got to live the dream in as he called it a safe place. Macy's constant telling all the whores their price was too much was funny. This was one of Macy's top performances, and hands down his most intense.The scenes between Stiles and Macy blew me away with the back and forth until she realizes she made a fatal mistake bringing Edmond's out of control butt to her home. I also liked how Edmond wanted a do over at the police station to go back to his wife until the officer asked him why he killed that girl, an question he couldn't answer or seem to show any remorse for.Don't let your kids see this movie this a very thinking adults film very much worth seeing more than once.
Peter Grunbaum
Stuart Gordon is known for his Lovecraft adaptions and the terribly violent "King of the Ants". David Mamet is without doubt a great writer, and this movie shows that he is very brilliant. The tagline by a reviewer: "Makes Falling Down look like Bambi" is pretty funny, and also quite true. Unlike Falling Down this movie actually portrays a character, Edmond, which could exist in real life, and we understand what motivates him. It 's, like "King of the Ants", a very disturbing and violent movie. I had to, from time to time, fast forward because I found it too disturbing what might happen next, and I had to see what happened next. There's also some great philosophical dialogue and we can really understand that this character is searching for the meaning of life. This movie is certainly worth seeing and fits in well with movies like "Taxi Driver", "Bad Leutenant", "Death Wish" and "Falling Down" (also a good movie in its own right, didn't mean to downgrade it). Moreover, it is quite a good movie about urban alienation.
