Review:
Four con men posing as real estate agents and selling worthless properties, are put on the spot when a contest is announced where the one with the most sales wins a Cadillac, the second a set of steak knifes and third prize is unemployment. Over the course of one evening and the next morning, the debate, fight and do everything they can to keep the job they all hate. Based on David Mamet’s stage play, the film keeps it simple, focusing on the highly entertaining characters at the edge, cutting dialogue and great performances by one of the best casts ever assembled.
Random Observations:
Glengarry Glen Ross at the IMDb
The cast: Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris and Jonathan Pryce all in their prime and a pre-fame Kevin Spacey. Oh, and that one Baldwin brother, whose little monologue you might have heard about:
Yes, a young (and slim!) Alec Baldwin looks very odd to me too.
The most striking feature of Mamet’s dialogue, which has become more than a trademark, is the tendency to repeat everything that is said, which is both effective and exasperating.
The odd title refers to two of the properties they are trying to unload.
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