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...a little heavier on the philosophy of the noble fighter, though Mamet’s great skill is in burying this in a slew of subplots and story strands...

...a superior, sophisticated, and unusually gentle character study where the point isn't the twists, so much as watching how oneman's belief system holds up through them.

So gifted is Mamet as a writer and director that he can fascinate us even when he's pulling rabbits out of an empty hat.

...a distinctly Mametian work, in which the playwright and film writer/director’s signature motifs of honor, trickery, and manhood are all present...