Waste of David Mamet. Godot it is not. Dustbin Hoffman is his usual horrible self. He is a long wayfrom "the graduate".

I didn't follow after 15 min because nothing happen. Considering the fairly short running time, 1h28m, something should happen in the beginning.

"En attendant Godot…" It's from a theatrical piece and you can feel it. Better on stage I suppose, it gets boring at some point when you start to get the message, then the end is not unpleasant but it lacks of energy and something new that cinematography could have brought to this.

The fact that this was not off putting with as much dialogue as there was, is an achievement in and of itself. There's so much dialogue that it's almost impossible to not get lost or lose track of what it is they are talking about, but it still managed to not lose my attention. The end, however, left a lot to be desired. I can see why the critics like it, and I can see why audiences... not so much. If one watches alot of movies they'll probably enjoy it enough to give it passing marks, if they don't then they will possibly hate it.

Hard to say why it works so well, but it just feels real and impactful without unnecessary complexity.

Just watch the first 15 minutes or so, you've got it. Silly, at best.

This flop is about 2 dirtbags (Donny & Teach) "talking" about stealing a coin that Donny the shop dealer SOLD to a guy that he later realized was worth more money. I don't empathize with any of the characters & it's basically an hour & 45 minutes of pure bunk that didn't ever deserve to be recorded & classified as a movie. Low-wit & poor performances from so-called cast members. Detestable!

A very good movie interpretation of the play it's based on. Three guys plan to steal a buffalo nickel, but are too wrapped up in their repressed, anti-social musings to the point where they slowly turn on each other and even as far as to accuse an innocent teen of being the reason for botching the job. The ending was a bit of a punch in the gut, but it finally got Teach and Don to shut the hell up! Still a very good movie though with great performances from the three lead actors: Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz and Sean Nelson.

The film did not always hold my attention, and I sometimes struggled to follow it, but it certainly contains Mamet's usual genius. The film deserves high marks for its language, detail, and truth in interpersonal relations. Don't watch it if you want something easy to appreciate when you are tired or distracted, but if you sit down and pay full attention to it, you will reap the rewards.

Gripping drama, american Beckett

Well acted. However, you keep waiting for this movie to get somewhere. And it never goes anywhere. (Literally and figuratively)

Not so much a movie as a play put to film; which can be enjoyable if only action stayed consistent. The performances of Hoffman and Franz greatly elevate this film.

David Mamet's play has a weak plot, but Dustin Hoffman gives a award worthy performance as teach, truly embodying the broken American man.

CAST OF THREE. Very underrated. Gritty, high-tension boiler room pot-boiler by David Mamet. Superb characterization and acting by Dennis Franz and Dustin Hoffman. There's a reason these highly gifted actors picked this project at the height of their powers. It provides keen insight into the criminal mind. Feels like a play. Watch a couple derelicts plan a revenge burglary for an imagined wrong. Everyone should watch this as an example of fine acting, superb characterization, and containment. ***This will teach you how to write relevant, effective dialogue in a completely dialogue-driven film.*** Despite being unpleasant, this is a must-see. Mostly one location. Ignore the low audience scores from the cretins. 74/45. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ****1/2/

"This is nothing but poison, I don')t want to hear it." [a movie about bitchy old misanthropes complaining that life owes them. zzz I never thought Mamet was special. His plays don't invite acting so much as indulgence in low-vibrational negativity, ie bitching and hurting your own mind.]

Stellar acting by the two leads absolutely make this movie. These are two masters at the top of their craft. It's just that after several decades of Mamet's voice, his profane dialogue just seems to me a little boring. Are there people in the world that don't curse between every adjective and noun? One would assume so David...

A story with little action, which may have worked, without Mamet's traditionally stilted dialogue. You can never actually believe the characters, despite the best efforts of the gifted actors.

should have just kept it on the stage - this really isn't a play for the screen.

What are we talking about? We're talking business!

Another fine movie based on a great Dvid Mamet play.