Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.
Acting
Macy's trembling rage—never overplayed, always terrifying.
Writing
Mamet's brutal dialogue, stripped of comfort or redemption.
Direction
Stuart Gordon's lean, theatrical intensity in grimy NYC.
Director
Stuart Gordon
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