Edmond is a 2005 drama-thriller film based on the play of the same name. It was written (play and screenplay) by David Mamet and directed by Stuart Gordon. It was screened at several film festivals from September 2005 to May 2006, and had a limited release on July 14, 2006.
See: Edmond (play).
The film received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 45% of critics gave the film positive review...
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Edmond is a 2005 drama-thriller film based on the play of the same name. It was written (play and screenplay) by David Mamet and directed by Stuart Gordon. It was screened at several film festivals from September 2005 to May 2006, and had a limited release on July 14, 2006.
See: Edmond (play).
The film received mixed to favorable reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 45% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 69 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 61 out of 100, based on 21 reviews.
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film one star out of five and called it a "truly awful movie, one of the very worst US pictures to be released [in the UK] in years." Bradshaw said screenwriter Mamet "lets rip with deafening flatulent macho nonsense" and said "He reaches a level of self-parody so extreme his trademark dialogue becomes almost literally meaningless." Bradshaw said the cameos by Mena Suvari and Denise Richards...
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