With this adaptation of his own exceptionally foul-mouthed play, writer David Mamet attempts to make a giant-sized drama out of an anecdote about little men with little problems. Only the presence of an all-star cast saves the film version from being a complete grind to watch. Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris and Alan Arkin are life-soured, short-fused real estate salesman given impossible 'leads' by their head office with the threat of being fired if they don't sell property. Did anyone ever operate like this? Even if they did, it just seems so unlikely that you get almost as testy about the idea as the characters, one of whom is driven to break into his own office and steal good' leads that lie locked in a safe. It all seems pretty potty, but at least the actors give it 100 per cent spit and bile. Everything these characters do is a spiel, but, try as they might, even these driven salesmen can't sell this monotonous movie. TAGLINE: A story for everyone who works for a living.

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