American Buffalo

A three-character, one-set chamber piece, pic lacks the bravura moments of the film version of the playwright's Glengarry Glen Ross

Because the film never really brings to life its inner secrets, it seems leisurely, and toward the end, it seems long.

...predominantly comes off as a persistently lackluster endeavor that confirms some plays just aren’t suited to the silver screen.

Dustin Hoffman channels his Ratso Rizzo character from the 1969 Midnight Cowboy.