Tuesday, 2 February 2016

American Buffalo (1996)



Long-repressed feelings of bitterness and betrayal explode when three inner-city losers plot the robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

A feast for the actors, but the movie itself is very stagebound and nerve–rackingly talkative.

Halliwell**: "A conversation piece that shows its theatrical origins, but survives the transition to the screen thanks to Mamet's demotic dialogue and the expert performances it receives."

 

 

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