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Spartan
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Spartan
(2004)
Spartan
—The famous movie critics Ebert and Roeper just loved this David Mamet movie, raving on about the wonderful dialogue. But what is the dialogue about? For the first third of the movie people gruffly demand things and order each other around in a Marine’s style that represents getting things done in the real American way. Here is a sample: Agent: “I need 5,000 dollars!” Boss: “You heard him!” Secretary: “Sign for it here.” Agent: “You sign for it.” This kind of dialogue sets up a problem the movie cannot overcome: None of the characters care about each other, and we don’t care about them. Thus, when we have to worry about the Agent, a junior Agent, the kidnapped girl, and the political corruption in the Secret Service and President’s Office, we don’t, and the ending falls flat. Forgettable.
posted on Wednesday, May 02, 2007 4:07 AM by
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