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Thursday, May 3, 2007

Mamet’s Old Moves.

I’d heard Mamet was going to do Ford spots, but never knew this one was one of them. Scamp found it. Now who am I to criticize Mamet. Guy’s got a Pulitzer, I got nothin. Even though I love everything he’s written and directed, this feels so tired, even forced.

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5 comments:

RFB said...

"His works are known for their clever, terse, sometimes vulgar dialogue, arcane stylized phrasing, and for his exploration of masculinity."

That spot could've used way more F words. But I'll bet he didn't write it.

Anonymous said...

He didn't. The creative team wrote in his style (but badly. He just directed.

B

Anonymous said...

Even still, his direction can’t save this. The words weren’t even alive on the page, let alone the stage.

HighJive said...

"the creative team wrote in his style."

right.

Frank said...

Everything he's written and directed? I could have said that, until I saw Edmond.