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06/24/06
Lakeboat (2001)
83 %
Reviews Counted: 41 Fresh: 34 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
Though not much happens plot-wise, Lakeboat still has a lot to offer for fans of Mamet.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis: Veteran character actor Joe Mantegna makes his directorial debut with this big screen adaptation of David Mamet's semi-autobiographical play about a young man who learns some valuable life lessons aboard a ship one summer. Dale Katzman (Tony Mamet), an eager grad student in his early... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Robert Forster, Denis Leary, George Wendt
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Based on Mamet's experience as a freighter on the Great Lakes while a grad English lit student, Mantegna's screen version is so dramatically inert and artistically shapeless resulting in an uninvolving memory film.
08/28/06
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05/26/06
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12/06/05
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10/15/02
This plotless film is filled with a zillion little nostalgia stories that are both pointless and irritating, but some stories can also be devilishly charming.
10/10/02
Mamet's fixation on language is ... more effective onstage than onscreen, where the technical and visual requirements distract from the sounds of the words -- the heart of Mamet's work.
09/23/02
Mamet knows people so well that you can forgive his lack of actual story once in awhile.
09/01/02
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08/09/02
For the most part a lot of fun, with some fine performances from a mature cast.
06/05/02
Watching it, you come to understand what it is that Mamet has been true to all these years.
03/07/02
As drama, it's not much; as a meditation on language and storytelling, it's a treat.
01/04/02
Viewers learn that these salty guys have salty imaginations and that Mamet's a master at capturing their thoughts in discursive detail.
01/04/02
Joe Mantegna... brings just the right tone of easy gab and tossed-off tales to this actor's showcase.
01/04/02
If you're an admirer of [Mamet's] work, or if you're willing to be as patiently observant as Dale, you will find much that is fascinating and illuminating.
12/07/01
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