Jul 23, 2017dissymissylessy rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
the film was as fine as i remembered it. i had issues with the commentary, from lead actor joe, and director, mamet: i like a commentary with lots of tidbits about the process of the making of the film. there was precious little of that, here. actually, joe might have made a silent appearance on the audio track because ricky jay, the master magician, was the other man speaking, along with the director. i think they mailed it in. mr. jay admitted he was being careful about revealing the secrets behind his friends' tricks, but what was mamet's excuse? the dude is a great writer, couldn't he have shared some of that process with us? i learned that when he shot in seattle , seattle was a poor town, now it's a rich town. and that he was married to lindsay crouse, when the film was shot. that depth of quality i expect from a teen slasher film, or a teen comedy. but...as i say, the film itself seemed to retain its shot by shot integrity. c'mon guys! your commentary was for a Criterion edition!
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