In Reply to: Is it me or has Mamet been fucking up his recent films? posted by Dmitry on December 3, 2004 at 12:46:26:
...much much better, than State & Main, although S&M is worth a view.House of Games is pretty darned wonderful and The Spanish Prisoner has its moments. Homocide was a little harder for me to appreciate.
The same writing style, with staccato, repetitive (same say rhythmic) line readings is also a hallmark of Mamet's plays. It builds momentum in live performance ans is less effective onscreen IMO.
Mamet's films are uneven, but I'd still rather see them than most cineplex fodder - it's more fun for me to see an interesting film that's less than perfect than a perfectly mediocre blockbuster.
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