Synopsis
An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.
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Cast
- Steve MartinJimmy Dell
- Campbell ScottJoe Ross
- Ben GazzaraMr. Klein
- Rebecca PidgeonSusan Ricci
- Ricky JayGeorge Lang
- Felicity HuffmanPat McCune
- David PittuResort Manager
- J.J. JohnstonDoorman
- Ed O'NeillFBI Team Leader
- Clark GreggFBI Sniper
Recommendations
- 88
Boston Globe
It's a treat to encounter the deadpan light-handedness with which Mamet goes about his business. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
For once, too, David Mamet the director outshines David Mamet the writer. - 80
Washington Post
Pure David Mamet is an acquired, but delicious, taste. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Mamet's stylized dialogue, elaborate plot puzzles and the angry cleverness of his characterization makes for an invigorating, if not exactly likeable, mix. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The Spanish Prisoner is the smoothest and most convincing of Mamet's elaborate charades and features intriguing performances by Steve Martin and Campbell Scott. - 70
Chicago Reader
This is fun if you're looking mainly for light entertainment. - 70
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Mamet has to learn to trust the camera more than he does; he has to stop trying to control everything with language; he has to let loose a little and just give in to the fluency, the ease, the free-flowing pleasure of making a movie. - 60
Dallas Observer
Writer-director David Mamet delights in his own supposed cleverness; he wants you to scratch your head while he manipulates your brain.
