While the dark view of human nature and brutal dialogue might keep faint hearts from the film, the cast manages to individualize and humanize the pugilistic wordplay so that its expressiveness never veers into offensiveness.

| Oct 3, 2018

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.

Full Review | Jun 9, 2008

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.

| Jun 24, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | May 12, 2001

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.

| Jan 1, 2000

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.

| Jan 1, 2000

Glengarry Glen Ross is interesting to watch like well-performed gymnastics but it never really connects.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jan 1, 2000

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.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

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

| Original Score: A | Sep 29, 1992