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American Buffalo (1996)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:18
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.7/10
Synopsis: A plot to steal a potentially valuable buffalo-head nickel binds together two mistrusting, disaffected schlubs and their young, would-be accomplice. David Mamet adapted the screenplay from his... [More]
Reviews for American Buffalo
Top CriticMesmerized by the trademark Mamet gutter poetry, Corrente directs unobtrusively and respectfully.
07/23/07
In this overly theatrical version, Hoffman gives a mediocre performance in a role that Al Pacino excelled with on stage. Failing to open up Mamet's play, confined to one locale--a junk store--the film is claustropobhic and dull, lacking emotional payoff
02/12/07
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06/24/06
A colossal letdown that ends up running in place.
01/23/06
No review available.
10/10/05
A three-character, one-set chamber piece, pic lacks the bravura moments of the film version of the playwright's Glengarry Glen Ross
04/29/05
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04/09/05
No review available.
01/26/05
My example of a great Back Shelf Beauty
04/15/04
There is little sense of tension, nor any dramatically sound resolution. American Buffalo seems to end rather abruptly - but not a moment too soon
11/16/03
No review available.
08/22/03
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05/20/03
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10/15/02
Powerful and overlooked,lost in the shuffle.
08/30/02
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06/05/02
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04/12/02
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03/24/02
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03/04/02
Top CriticLatest News for American Buffalo
August 27, 2008:
Haley Joel Osment Heads to Broadway 
That adorable little Haley Joel Osment is 20 years old all of a sudden -- and making his Broadway debut this fall in David Mamet's "American Buffalo." More...
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