An average movie

Even though this movie is nowadays pretty obscure, it was actually rather well received when it was released and eventually I really wanted to check it out. Honestly, even though I thought it was not bad, I can’t say I was really blown away by the whole thing. Basically, David Mamet is one highly regarded director, and he is even more highly regarded as a writer (he even won the Pulitzer prize) but I always have a hard time with his work. I don’t know, his movies are always intriguing but there is somehow always something missing to make them really remarkable and this flick was a perfect example. Indeed, the mood was nice, the story was entertaining and it was actually pretty neat to see Steve Martin playing something completely different than his usual work. Still, I thought the whole thing was still slightly disappointing. Maybe it has to do with the fact, that even though Campbell Scott is a fairly talented actor, he doesn’t have the shoulders to be a leading man or maybe I was just not in the right mood when I watched this flick. To conclude, even though I was expecting more, it is definitely not a bad movie and I still think it is worth a look though, especially if you are interested in David Mamet’s work.

6/10