Death of a Salesman

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Laura L Great play! Great adaptation! Great cast! Outstanding! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/17/24 Full Review Kurt A Stellar play with outstanding performances. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/23/23 Full Review Chris G Most boring movie I have ever seen Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/19/23 Full Review isla s I remember reading the book this film is adapted from, when I was in secondary school, although I didn't remember too many of the details but I knew it was about a travelling man in New York, who talked about Yonkers a lot and was going through a mid life crisis of sorts. I felt Dustin Hoffman was a good choice of actor for the main character - he does well playing the main character, the thoughtful yet curmudgeonly man (Willy Loman). Willy's vocalised constant stream of thoughts was something I could relate to myself, being a bit of a constant thinker myself. This is a slow paced film but its reasonably good I thought as a character focussed drama. The setting the film is mostly in, i.e. the family house (mostly), is quite sparse and I felt it had the look of a theatrical production, stage show/play perhaps. I believe its a made-for-TV film, though I got it on DVD via a newspaper giveaway. Its pretty clear that the budget for this title was somewhat low and if your keen on action packed type films then obviously this won't be for you but if your a fan of the book, then you'll likely find this enjoyable enough (well, ok such a story isn't entirely enjoyable as such but you know what I mean, a decent film version) but I wouldn't say its an especially memorable film as such. I thought it was decently ok, a thoughtful watch but not entirely great as a film per se, so I wouldn't give it more than 6 out of 10 I suppose. I'd have liked there to be less of the wistful music played in the background, which was distracting at times, a bit too forcedly sentimental. I did feel that the wife, Linda Loman (played by Kate Reid), put in a decent performance too, which certainly helps. If your not aware of the story, I'd say thematically it deals with pride, loss of identity and parental disappointment and expectations, among other things. Its a somewhat sad and philosophical film which is, as I say, reasonably good in terms of being a heavily dialogue driven character drama but if your not esp. keen on that, then it may be a bit bland for your tastes but if this appeals, then I'd cautiously recommend it, yes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Dustin Hoffman is brilliant as Willy Loman, and really, every role is played superbly. Critics are divided on their interpretation of this classic, but they aren't divided in recognizing that it is a classic. How could they? The Pulitzer Prize winning play has been performed worldwide to great acclaim. It's taught in schools. Yet, it is an enigmatic today as it ever was. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member This is more a critique of Arthur Miller than the great performances in this film, but I f'ing hate this play, teleplay, screenplay...Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" practically came true, and I still hold all his work against him like he's some kind of mean and nasty Nostradamus. Arthur and I have an ongoing imaginary dialogue about him not being able to write his actors offstage without them killing themselves, and it always winds up with me strangling him which is not good for any imaginary play. It is all very depressing, and no actor should be tortured with this in theatre or reality. This is a big snoozer-roonie-sad-and-loonie for audiences, and that's a very official literary term (just ask Arthur). Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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