Edmond
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Movie Reviews of Edmond
Movie Review: Terrible movie
Summary: 1 Stars
I watched this movie recently and was looking around to see if there were any decent arguments about how this is in any way a movie worth watching. So far I have not found any. On positive reviews I see comments about how the movie is "dark". If you want to see a "dark" movie go see something else. About a third to halfway through the film this thing goes totally off the rails and becomes an incoherent mess. This movie is terribly written and the main character's actions are totally unconvincing. And to those that say he's mentally imbalanced that may be true but his behavior at the beginning and ending of the movie make no sense to his behavior through the rest of it because the script and the acting do not allow the audience to understand his motivations. Bottom line, this movie is totally absurd. It's not "dark", it's terrible.Movie Review: This isn't Mamet...
Summary: 1 Stars
...it's Neil Labute lite, with a bad hair-weave and no teeth.
It's racist, repulsive, pointless, and, although it's only 82 minutes, it may seem like 82 hours before it's over.
A couple times I paused the film and asked myself if I REALLY wanted to go on...once because of the gore (implied but bloody nonetheless) and once because I was simply asking myself if I was being entertained or being assaulted.
It ain't no Glengarry Glen Ross, that's for sure.
This disgusting little piece of trash deserves to simply fade into memory, if you care to remember it at all, and join the dozens of others on the rack at the front of the rental store that are being sold 5 for 20 bucks or whatever.
Although it isn't worth even that much.
One big thumbs down!
Movie Review: Revolting film should be put in the trash where it belongs
Summary: 1 Stars
"Edmond" will certainly test your levels of tolerance for foul language, racist epiphets, and violence - sexual or otherwise. It's meant to be visceral but it just comes across as gratuitous - not to mention tasteless.
It's a filmization of a 1982 David Mamet play and reflects is stagey origins in its claustophobic sets and artificial situations. The descent that Edmond (played by William H. Macy) takes from respectability to madness is not convincing and one is continually asking "what exactly is the point?".
"Edmond" is hopelessly dated and shallow and it was a big mistake to resurrect it on screen. This low budget film leaves you with a really bad taste in the mouth. Hold your nose and put this putrid mess in the trash where it belongs.
Movie Review: Yuck. Not "Mamet" as you now think of him.
Summary: 1 Stars
The DVD box is very misleading. The actresses all have small roles, though Stiles is great and beautiful in her short appearance. There is no handgun in this movie; it's only pictured on the DVD box to make it look more interesting.
Macy's acting is not as great as other reviewers claim; he seemed to keep his long rant at the same intensity for most of the movie. I didn't buy into his character's extreme actions. As another reviewer put it, this movie is more of an assault. It should have been rated NC-17.
This is not Glengarry Glen Ross, nor is it Spartan, The Spanish Prisoner, or The Winslow Boy. It's not even About Last Night.
Movie Review: Awful!
Summary: 1 Stars
I sat in disbelief as I watched this film. Macy has proven such a
fine actor in so many other films, but was completely wrong for
this part. His delivery was totally flat and unconvincing. He just
wasn't right for the character. As for the ending, it couldn't have
been any less ironic or ridiculous. No subtlty or believability
whatsoever. For movies addressing the same subject matter, see
Taxi Driver, Falling Down, and Fight Club. They are better movies
and the actors do a much better job at fulfilling their respective
roles.