Synopsis:
Times are tough in a New York
real-estate office; the salesmen (Shelley Levene, Ricky Roma, Dave Moss, and
George Aaronow) are given a strong incentive by Blake to succeed in a sales
contest. The prizes? First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, second prize is a set
of steak knives, third prize is the sack! There is no room for losers in this
dramatically masculine world; only "closers" will get the good sales leads.
There is a lot of pressure to succeed, so a robbery is committed which has
unforeseen consequences for all the characters.
Storminator's Rating: D+ : A bunch of bitter, angry men yelling at each
other. The ending was the only thing keeping the movie from being a total
failure.
The
Freak's Rating: B+ : Shy of The Usual Suspects, this is perhaps the best
ensemble acting class ever put together. Alec Baldwin gives the best seven
minute section of a movie you're likely to ever see him in and all performances
are solid. Storminator is right on the yelling, but for me it gave a
gritty, honest portrayal of what it is like to be at your wits end as a
salesman. My freshman year in college was the first time I saw this film,
in a drama class. It was used as an example of fine ensemble acting and
stands up to this day.
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