House of Games – 4/5
In Mamet's debut, he lays out his thesis statement for his career: those who have a desire to enter places they're not invited into, will be shown just how unwelcome they are. Stiff acting abounds but it all works towards the movie's aims—if no one's laughing around you, it's because you're the fucking joke. And the only answer to that awakening is violence.
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