Rewatched "House of Games," a 1987 movie written and directed by David Mamet and starring Joe Mantegna and Lindsay Crouse. The plot per IMDB: "A psychiatrist [Crouse] comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter [Mantegna] into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men." Fast-paced suspense with twists and turns; Hitchcock-like (or "-light"). Mantegna is good, as usual, and Crouse is good at conveying how the psychiatrist's arrogance leads her to think she's immune from getting tricked by con men. Mamet makes you focus on his dialogue and here it works well; the actors usually make the language their own and there aren't many clunkers, i.e., times when it seems implausible that the character would speak that way (the movie stops when a clunker hits, though; thinking of the young "patient" who calls the older psychiatrist "babe"). Enjoyed the scenes of Seattle. Recommended; free on Prime.
Also rewatched "The Spanish Prisoner," a 1997 movie written and directed by Mamet and starring Campbell Scott and Steve Martin. This movie involves a corporate con. I was less enthralled with this movie, although it moves pretty fast and keeps you interested. Free on Prime.
Also rewatched "The Spanish Prisoner," a 1997 movie written and directed by Mamet and starring Campbell Scott and Steve Martin. This movie involves a corporate con. I was less enthralled with this movie, although it moves pretty fast and keeps you interested. Free on Prime.
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