Product: Homicide [VHS]
Rating: 3.0
More of a Play than a Movie
I think David Mamet is brilliant, actually, just not in film-making, but in the writing of theatrical plays. The problem with this movie is that it looks exactly like a play that has been converted to a movie. The dialogue is incredibly artificial (nobody talks like that in real life), the acting very strange and contrived, and the main point of the film turns out to be a red herring.I really do like "literate" films, but I guess Mamet is an acquired taste. Unfortunately, I found the film just mediocre when all is said and done. Apologies to all the Mamet fans in the world. However, he has made lots of other good movies, this one just didn't hit the mark.