‘Henry Johnson’ Review: David Mamet Stays in His Rabbit Hole of Cryptic Power Games, but Shia LaBeouf Makes a Striking Convict Reviewed online, April 30, 2025. Running time: 85 MIN.

From con men to real estate closers, David Mamet has made a career out of writing characters who know how to spot a sucker. And with “Henry Johnson,” his first film in 10 years, he invites his ...

After a 17-year absence behind the camera, David Mamet adapts his 2023 play Henry Johnson for the silver screen. And his signature power dynamics, moral corruption, and raging machismo are evident ...

“Henry Johnson” is unusual for Mamet in that it focuses on the prey. It’s also as close as a movie can get to a filmed play without including your dinner and a ride home.

"Henry Johnson" is the film version of a Mamet play that premiered in Los Angeles in 2023 (it's the first movie he has directed in 17 years), and for its first third, at least, it returns you to ...

‘Henry Johnson’ Review: Shia LaBeouf and Evan Jonigkeit Are Riveting in David Mamet’s Dark Study of Puppet Masters and Pawns. Chris Bauer and Dominic Hoffman also star in the writer-director ...

Talk is power in the world according to David Mamet. It always has been. Con men, salesmen, movie producers, all wielding the gift of gab as if it were a vivisection kit: These are his charming ...

‘Henry Johnson’ Review: David Mamet Stays in His Rabbit Hole of Cryptic Power Games, but Shia LaBeouf Makes a Striking Convict. Owen Gleiberman. Fri, May 2, 2025 at 3:02 AM UTC. 6 min read.