House of Games Reviews
Top Critic
Netflix
Playwright David Mamet's directorial debut is a cardsharp con game full of tricks.
Full Review
| Original Score: 4/5
eFilmCritic.com
One of the finest Mamet adaptations out there.
| Original Score: 4.5/5
NewsBlaze
Since it would be unfair to spoil a moment of this perfectly-plotted masterpiece, all you need to know is that it landed on this critic's Best Movies of the Millennium List in 2000.
Full Review
| Original Score: 4/4
Movie Metropolis
...will keep you on your toes and guessing from beginning to end.
| Original Score: 7/10
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
What intrigues is the con games themselves, as Mamet's film explores with a certain joyous streak of mischief some of the tricks of the trade.
Full Review
| Original Score: B-
Spirituality and Practice
A top-notch psychological thriller about sexual politics, trust and betrayal.
Full Review
| Original Score: 5/5
Cinema em Cena
O roteiro é mais previsível do que Mamet desejaria e seu primeiro trabalho na direção exibe uma teatralidade que ele gradualmente superaria, mas, apesar disso, a complexidade de seus personagens e a dinâmica de seus diálogos são admiráveis.
| Original Score: 4/5
Cinemania
David Mamet's sometimes baffling, never less than fascinating glimpse into the dark underbelly of this world where it turns out that winning games of chance involve more skill (and con artistry) than luck.
Full Review
| Original Score: 80/100
Lawrence Journal-World
The best of the con game movies
| Original Score: 5/5
