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Glengarry Glen Ross

Reviewed by Ty Burr | Jul 19, 1996
Ty Burr
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EW's GRADE
B-

Details Rated: R; Genre: Drama; With: Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino

Alec Baldwin is on camera for barely eight minutes in Glengarry Glen Ross, the tightly wound — and actually very fine — film adaptation of David Mamet's play. But his big speech, whipping up the assembled real estate salesmen with reptilian gung ho, could stand as a compressed version of what makes Baldwin, when bad, so good. B+

Originally posted Jul 19, 1996 Published in issue #336 Jul 19, 1996 Order article reprints
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