Glengarry Glen Ross 1992

Entertainment Weekly: The performers achieve a true ensemble rhythm; at times, the entire office seems like a single, shouting organism. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: For anyone who loves sharp dialogue, compelling characters, and a stinging social rebuke, Glengarry Glen Ross is not to be missed. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 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. Read more

Time Out: 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. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: 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. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: 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. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: 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. Read more