Things Change

Don Amache is so special in this role, although a bit subdued from what we've know of him in the past, that it's a total delight. Great cast! Not the blood and guts Ganster Pix but a lovely study of people... Full review

Don Amache is so special in this role, although a bit subdued from what we've know of him in the past, that it's a total delight. Great cast! Not the blood and guts Ganster Pix but a lovely study of people... Full review

Obviously, by my rating, you know I love this film. It is a desert island disc.I read the other reviews and have some comments. These are not criticisms of others criticisms or accolades, just my own thoughts after having seen... Full review

Don Ameche plays a wonderful portrayal of an Italian Shoe repair man thrown into a world of mobsters. Somehow this has very little effect on his spirit or mood, and at the same time driving his caretaker(Joe Mantegna)absolutely insane. By... Full review

It was Shakespeare who stated that true friendship among men is sort of a utopia. That's why movies about that kind of bond are particularly moving. This David Mamet tale is certainly no exception.An old shoeshine boy is asked to... Full review

Mamet is intrinsically the classical playwright. Things may change in life but the classical playwright begins the story with a shoe shine setting up his corner in the cobbler's shop and ends the story with a shoe shine. Even the... Full review

I stumbled upon this movie on HBO a few years back. It really is a cute film. Don Ameche is great and so is his co-star. It is worth watching till the end.... Full review

I stumbled upon this movie on HBO a few years back. It really is a cute film. Don Ameche is great and so is his co-star. It is worth watching till the end.... Full review

This is a quiet, enjoyable film with Mantegna playing Mantegna, the nervy, edgy man who thinks he is smarter than everyone else but needs to go back to school for a few more lessons. He is saved by Ameche, a... Full review

I saw this movie years ago, and have been wanting to watch it again! Couldn't remember the name, just the story line... I enjoyed it the 1st time, now I'm going to rent it again and see if I'll enjoy it... Full review

THINGS CHANGE is a very enjoyable film, both funny and entertaining without ever resorting to obvious gags or slapstick. A dialog-driven film like THINGS CHANGE does not require active surrounds or a wide soundstage, so the crisp mono sound suits the film well. ... Full Review

Make great characters, have 'em talk up a storm and get 'em in trouble. And baby-faced Joe Mantegna (Mamet's favorite son) brings that engaging machine-gun patter to tough-talking Jerry, a henchman assigned to babysit Gino. ... Full Review

As Gino, he is restrained, but it's a restraint mixed with hamminess, and that makes him the perfect Mamet actor. The thing that saves it, and makes it seem so affectionate, is the fondness Mamet shows for his actors. ... Full Review

One would like Things Change to be equally as good....while it never comes up to its potential, it remains a pleasant means to while away 100 minutes.....Whatever the case, Things Change was a welcome change of pace for Mamet , both as scenarist and director..... ... Full Review

A clever movie should always be quicker than its audience, and here there are moments when we have time to see ahead into the plot. Things Change" is a film in which the surface is evil, and goodness lurks beneath. ... Full Review

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Like one of his own fast-talking con-artist protagonists, playwright-turned-filmmaker David Mamet has never been prone to modesty. In his 2000 feature State and Main , he depicted the members of a film crew on location in a tiny New England... ... Full Article

By Roger Ebert / There is a scene in "Things Change" where Don Ameche is in a steam room with a towel draped across himself, and this is not a man who looks 80 years old. ... Full Article

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