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His next one is calledThe Disenlightenment: Politics, Horror, and Entertainment.
At least the middle third of the subtitle is bound to be accurate.
At best theyre morally withholding; at worst theyre laced with cynical admiration.
Everyones on the make, on the take, and a selfish prick or a manipulative bitch.
Theres nothing to celebrate but winning and sounding badass while you do it.
Coffee really is for closers.
Especially in Act One, while ensnaring his prey with that sidewinding monologue, he shrugs rather than pushes.
Especially once the office has been burglarized and the stakes have been raised in Act Two.
There, the real depths of Romas nastiness are unleashed, along with the flop-sweaty extent of Levenes desperation.
It works theres not much soul in Dave Moss to go digging for.
When it does, he seizes it without mercy.
A top salesmans $96,000 take for a hot year!
(What does that even mean?)
But people laugh at it, and that queasiness comes surging back: Is the vileness itself funny?
Is that a good enough excuse?
Glengarry Glen Rossis at the Palace Theatre.
