It takes a little while for the viewer to get acclimated to the Mamet dialog. It is very deliberate. No 'well, uh's' or 'know what I mean' or sloppy prose.
And many of the really funny lines and situations are so funny, that they don't come thru on the first viewing of the movie! Or maybe I'm just a little slower than some :-) .. but I laughed out loud.
I admit I had to watch the DVD commentary (with the actors) after the movie. And then watch the movie again with my girlfriend. Now some would say that if you need to go thru all this to enjoy a movie, why bother?
Yet, if the movie were a bad movie, I never would have done all that to get on top of it! Great performances--Bill Macy at the top of his game, and Rebecca Pidgeon is beautiful as the girl we all loved from 'next door.' I like action movies, and this was not one of those. But it is a first-rate comedy. 8/10 stars :-)
And many of the really funny lines and situations are so funny, that they don't come thru on the first viewing of the movie! Or maybe I'm just a little slower than some :-) .. but I laughed out loud.
I admit I had to watch the DVD commentary (with the actors) after the movie. And then watch the movie again with my girlfriend. Now some would say that if you need to go thru all this to enjoy a movie, why bother?
Yet, if the movie were a bad movie, I never would have done all that to get on top of it! Great performances--Bill Macy at the top of his game, and Rebecca Pidgeon is beautiful as the girl we all loved from 'next door.' I like action movies, and this was not one of those. But it is a first-rate comedy. 8/10 stars :-)