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That's the itinerary of the ultra-violent gangsters in Reservoir Dogs. When they are not exploring the priapic subtext of lyrics to Madonna songs or debating the efficacy of tipping, they are shooting (or, vividly, torturing) anyone who gets in their way, including themselves. It's Glengarry Glen Ross at gunpoint. The talented Tarantino has devised one bravura sequence in which an undercover detective acts out, for the benefit of the duped hoodlums, a fake story about a close call with the cops; easing from the past tense to the present and then into seductive fantasy, the sequence reveals...
...Church St.,Cambridge. 864-4580. Through Thursday, Nov. 12.Waterland at 1, 3:15, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:10 p.m.Husbands and Wives at 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:40 and 9:55p.m. River Runs Through It at 1:30, 4:15, 7:20 and9:50 p.m. Glengarry Glen Ross at 1, 3:10, 5:20,7:30 and 10 p.m. Last of the Mohicans...
...Through Thursday, Nov. 5. Reservoir Dogs at 1, 3:15, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:10 p.m. Husbands and Wives at 1:3:10, 5:20, 7:40 and 9:55 p.m. River runs Through It at 1:30, 4:15, 7:20 and 9:50 p.m. Glengarry Glen Ross at 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Last of the Mohicans...
Loews Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. Through Thursday, Oct. 22. River Runs Through It at 12, 2:25, 4:50, 7:20 and 9:50 p.m. Glengarry Glen Ross at 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Last of the Mohicans at 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30 and 10 p.m. School Ties at 1, 3:15, 5:25, 7:45 and 10:10 p.m. Husbands and Wives...
Other than witnessing Pacino's versatility, Baldwin's corporate intensity, Harris' moral indignance and Lemmon's superbly pitiful side-stepping, "Glengarry Glen Ross" is better seen as a stage production. And it's best seen after you've had enough sunshine to combat the film's dour undercurrent...