When an office full of New York City real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Now, the slick salesmen must fight for survival and hot leads.
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March 20, 2015
As an expression of a great script, it really can't be beat.
June 24, 2006
David Mamet's play about the wheelings and dealings of real-estate salesmen gets dedicated playing from a splendid cast, but gains nothing by the transfer from stage to screen.
January 01, 2000
Foley is as adept at managing this intensely psychodramatic material as he is handling an ensemble cast with the combined power of a runaway locomotive.
June 10, 2008
For anyone who loves sharp dialogue, compelling characters, and a stinging social rebuke, Glengarry Glen Ross is not to be missed.
January 01, 2000
You can see the joy with which these actors get their teeth into these great lines, after living through movies in which flat dialogue serves only to advance the story.
July 06, 2010
...the most effective big-screen translation of a Mamet stage play.
August 25, 2008
The overall film, writing and acting are so darn good that I watched it and then immediately started it over again.
March 17, 2011
As you would expect from a Mamet play, the dialogue sizzles.
February 05, 2013
Head of the direction duties, James Foley, strings it together well, making it harmonise like the musical piece it has succeeded to be.
August 17, 2006
Mamet has a special gift for drawing portriats of lowlifers who are harsh but also funny, his salesmen are a far cry from Arthur Miller's Loman in Death of a Salesman.
June 09, 2008
Mamet reveals his exceptional talent for writing almost poetic working-class vernacular, scores his major implicit thematic thrusts against the nature of the way business-at-large is conducted.
January 01, 2000
Though the performances are satisfying in a projected way, they're nullified by an uninspired atmosphere around them. Despite the colorful and witty utterances of its characters, "Glengarry" feels artificial and rarefied.
