Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

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[Jake Gittes]

"Fuck YOU, that's my name!"

 

One of my absolute favorites. Everyone is amazing in this, Pacino and Baldwin are obvious, but Jack Lemmon is utterly heartbreaking giving, in my opinion, the best performance of the lot, and the more understated guys like Alan Arkin and Jonathan Pryce are also invaluable if easy to overlook. The atmosphere of a never-sleeping, depression-filled city surrounding these people is beautifully conveyed in just a few touches (the lights, the constant rain, the noise of the night train, the overwhelmingly dark/gray visual palette) and makes the film cinematic enough and not just a piece of filmed theater.

 

It's strange that James Foley seemingly never even came close to making another movie this good. True, you can't really go wrong with this script and these actors, but Foley made not merely a good, but the best possible film out of this.

[Jack Nevada]

TIGHT script, even TIGHTER performances.

[GeneralKong]

Endlessly quotable, with absolutely legendary performances. Definitely among my all time favorites. 

[Crusader]

One of the greatest screenplays of all time

 

Actors do it complete justice too

 

9/10

 

HIGHLY recommended

[baumer]

Coffee is for closers.  

 

That's all.

 

9/10

[The Panda]

Amazing movie, one of my favorites, one of the smartest scripts written.

 

A+

[Webslinger]

The brilliant acting more than makes up for a few weaknesses in the script here and there, and Alec Baldwin's cameo (which was not in the original play) is among the best one-scene wonders ever. Truthfully, I'd much rather teach this than Death of a Salesman, even though the f-bombs would never fly in a school. 

 

A-

[4815162342]

Brilliant ensemble, stellar movie

[The Stingray]

One of the greatest scripts of all time, one of the greatest casts of all time, and one of my favorite movies of all time!

 

A+

[Master Scottb]

Great movie, specially Alec Baldwin's scene.

[Blankments]

I only knew of this movie thanks to the infamous Alec Baldwin scene, but decided to watch it on a whim (and because Netflix removed Edward Scissorhands). It's pretty fun, mostly due to winning performances by the entire cast. The real standout is Jack Lemmon, but that might be because I've only seen him before in Some Like It Hot, but Spacey, Harris, and Pacino are all great too. The issue is it feels a bit too much like a play. More of an adaptation process would've been fun. I'd also like to see a more creative director take on the source material, but as it is, it's still a highly enjoyable watch. B

[The Stingray]

This movie could be 4 hours long and I would enjoy the shit out of every minute of it.
 

[The Stingray]

On 2014-07-20 01:02:07, Jake Gittes said:

"Fuck YOU, that's my name!"

 

One of my absolute favorites. Everyone is amazing in this, Pacino and Baldwin are obvious, but Jack Lemmon is utterly heartbreaking giving, in my opinion, the best performance of the lot, and the more understated guys like Alan Arkin and Jonathan Pryce are also invaluable if easy to overlook. The atmosphere of a never-sleeping, depression-filled city surrounding these people is beautifully conveyed in just a few touches (the lights, the constant rain, the noise of the night train, the overwhelmingly dark/gray visual palette) and makes the film cinematic enough and not just a piece of filmed theater.

 

It's strange that James Foley seemingly never even came close to making another movie this good. True, you can't really go wrong with this script and these actors, but Foley made not merely a good, but the best possible film out of this.

 

I agree with you about Lemmon giving the best performance of the bunch. That scene where he knows he's fucked and Pacino just keeps talking is a masterclass in acting.
 

[TMP]

So fucking good. Did Bryan Cranston base his Walter White performance on Jack Lemmon in this? Mannerisms and diction felt similar.

Edited September 18, 2019 by TMP

[dudalb]

On ‎9‎/‎18‎/‎2019 at 3:47 AM, TMP said:

So fucking good. Did Bryan Cranston base his Walter White performance on Jack Lemmon in this? Mannerisms and diction felt similar.

Wonderful movie, great performances all around.

But Alec Baldwin rant is the one people remember.

 

"It takes BALLS to sell Real Estate"...

[dudalb]

On ‎12‎/‎4‎/‎2015 at 8:45 PM, Blankments said:

I only knew of this movie thanks to the infamous Alec Baldwin scene, but decided to watch it on a whim (and because Netflix removed Edward Scissorhands). It's pretty fun, mostly due to winning performances by the entire cast. The real standout is Jack Lemmon, but that might be because I've only seen him before in Some Like It Hot, but Spacey, Harris, and Pacino are all great too. The issue is it feels a bit too much like a play. More of an adaptation process would've been fun. I'd also like to see a more creative director take on the source material, but as it is, it's still a highly enjoyable watch. B

I disagree, I think they were right in not expanding it from the play,(except for adding Baldwin's rant )in not moving it out of the real estate companies offices. Would have ruined the mood.