House of Games
Added 11/4/2009
House of
Games is an excellent film directed by David Mamet. The choppy dialogue is intriguing and the story riveting. Another in the long list of great Mamet films Highly recommend
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Overrated but worth watching
Added 9/15/2009
The Bottom Line:
House of Games is for the most part an intriguing thriller about confidence men which shouldn't be terribly predictable even if you've seen a lot of these types of films, but it flies off the rails in the final act (when a character says "Thank you sir may I have another" I was rolling my eyes very hard) and Mamet could certainly have used a better actress in the lead than Lindsay Crouse (aka Mrs. Mamet); House of Games is a decent movie but the director's later effort The Spanish Prisoner takes similar ideas and does them much better.
3/4
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A masterpiece
Added 4/8/2009
What can I say - this is a mesmerizing film without all the extras. I have not finished all the extras but I have started some. The fact that this is a Criterion DVD speaks volumes - it is of quality.
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Don't direct this film like HE did!
Added 3/31/2009
A few films fall into the catogory of ones that make me want to run from the room kicking and screaming, "Don't ever direct a film the way this one was!" Wag the Dog seemed to fall into that category. David Mamet often can't make a career transition from stage work to screen. Lindsey Crouse is as stiff and repulsive as sleazy Joe Montegna is. They perform each scene like they're playing on stage to an audience. Other characters appear to be on projection backdrops along with the cardboard street slum set. Oh, and believability. Montegna can steal a key to use a first class hotel room without the bell boy or maid coming up to clean their room and find new guests there. He can spend the night there with Crouse. She will make sure each intimate line is heard in the back row. His con men gamble with a squirt gun! Wouldn't an empty pistol bluff just as easy? The scenes focus solo on two characters even in crowded rooms--no sound blends the others in.
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House of Games
Added 3/21/2009
DVD was in good shape and delivered on time. Look for a surprise ending.
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House of Games
Added 11/4/2009
House of
Games is an excellent film directed by David Mamet. The choppy dialogue is intriguing and the story riveting. Another in the long list of great Mamet films Highly recommend
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Overrated but worth watching
Added 9/15/2009
The Bottom Line:
House of Games is for the most part an intriguing thriller about confidence men which shouldn't be terribly predictable even if you've seen a lot of these types of films, but it flies off the rails in the final act (when a character says "Thank you sir may I have another" I was rolling my eyes very hard) and Mamet could certainly have used a better actress in the lead than Lindsay Crouse (aka Mrs. Mamet); House of Games is a decent movie but the director's later effort The Spanish Prisoner takes similar ideas and does them much better.
3/4
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A masterpiece
Added 4/8/2009
What can I say - this is a mesmerizing film without all the extras. I have not finished all the extras but I have started some. The fact that this is a Criterion DVD speaks volumes - it is of quality.
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