Rent Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Pathetic Sharks. - Glengarry Glen Ross review by Steve

Passionate and fiercely intelligent polemic on the '80s political revolution, and the economic Darwinism left in the wake of the Reagan government in the US. And then the UK. Set in an office of desperate sales reps, this is my generation's Death of a Salesman.

Sure it's a photographed stage play, but with a once in a lifetime ensemble cast performing an actors masterclass. My pick is Jack Lemmon as the corporate also-ran, operating way beyond his breaking point. Actors must kill to grab material as good as this.

In adapting his own 1984 Pulitzer Prize winner, David Mamet sharpens the barbs and adds a satirical set piece of immortal corporate bull**** courtesy of Alec Baldwin's cutthroat sales tutorial. It's shot in the style of '80s tv noir, with the rain and the saxophone solos....

And that's what dates it- the drama is bang on the money; more than ever. These men are sleazy con artists, and it's easy to draw a line from their endemic American hucksterism to the bank crash of '08 and then Trump. No solidarity, just the lure of the buck. 

Riveting - Glengarry Glen Ross review by BE

Excellent acting from all the cast in this expose of pressure cooker selling in America. Slightly claustrophobic as dynamics between the characters mainly displayed in their sales office. Second time of watching (2018) but it doesn't date