I usually think first of GlenGarry Glen Ross when I think about great dialog and acting. I've only seen this one once so far. But it might be just as good. Might even be better.
What do you all think?
"I choose to think there is no free will..."
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Devito is incredible in this film.
So, was Jesus the Big Kahuna?
I didn't understand this movie. Do I have to be an atheist to get it, or what. IMHO, it was too artsy, too slow.
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first off, I'm a Christian. secondly, i don't think this was the best dialogue ever written. but it was EXTREMELY good and better than most. few movies have a truer narrative than DeVito's character to Facinelli's character towards the end. so, no, you do NOT have to be an Athiest to 'get' this movie.
Bob may have been a good person and a great Christian and all that, and if you believe in God you can argue that nothing is more important than God, but he makes himself a pitchman by steering every conversation towards the Bible and quoting scriptures and religion. not even Jesus did that. He used to cure people and tell them not to tell anybody about it.
and there's nothing wrong with talking about any topic you want, but like Phil said: for 2 days they are the 'hands of the company and lose their identities'. and since Bob couldn't talk to the client about BOTH business and religion, he CHOSE to ONLY talk about religion. and that is what made him a marketing rep for Jesus instead of his company. he decided that what was most important to him was more important than both Larry and Phil, and every other employee of the company for that matter. THAT is what made him disingenuous.
and that whole bit about honesty and character was good stuff too.
LOL, when I read this post headline, I clicked on it just to say GlenGarry Glen Ross.
shareThis reminds me somewhat of Glengarry Glen Ross, with its salesmen desperate to make that sale. Spacey seems more of a Richard Roma than a Williamson this time.
shareThis film completely fascinates me for its writing and the cast's performances.
I like it better than GGR.
Honour thy parents. They were hip to the groove too once you know.
It was an interesting movie but I liked GGR better. I really like Kevin Spacey but his character was annoying to me through most of the movie.
"Thanks for the Dada-ist peptalk. I feel much more abstract now."-Buffy
Maybe not the absolute best, that encompasses way too many films to accurately quantify. However, I do agree that the writing, dialogue and delivery was absolutely brilliant. It was also great to see DeVito in a role that did not reduce him to buffoonery. The interaction between DeVito and Spacey was a great treat. In whole, this is a tremendous film that I found extraordinarily enjoyable in every way. A superb job by the writers though, completely agree.
share"Maybe not the absolute best, that encompasses way too many films to accurately quantify. However, I do agree that the writing, dialogue and delivery was absolutely brilliant."
Seconded.
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I love this film, but I think the best dialog and acting still belongs to All About Eve.
"Joey, have you ever been in a Turkish prison?"
Not even close.
"The Sunset Limited" puts this film to shame as one example.
Ribbons and detours meant nothing to me
Swaying our sympathies, pulling our strings...
Agreed! Kudos for referencing a kick-ass one set, two-character play. Saw Sunset Limited on Netflix and was DEEPLY impressed. Sad (but not surprised) that it never became better known by audiences.
If you want to delve into religion, Sunset Limited is a perfect way for two characters to have it out and still keep the audience riveted by having AN ACTUAL PLOT.
For all its merits, Big Kahuna runs out of gas. Its characters keep saying they're tired? By the end of the movie, the audience is absolutely DROWSY. It's like the contagious yawning thing.
If you haven't seen them, make sure to check out:
*Oleanna (also by Mamet), and
*Doubt (blew me away!)
Cheers, mate.