the plot of house of game be the strong thing about it represent a successful author and psychologist be con by a gang of grifter and but in discover the wicked part of herself that enjoy the thrill of what they do and she finally get her revenge . that about the pitch represent but someone have to take responsibility for it come across a be act by puppet . it have to be the director mamet represent lindsay crouse have have a varied and pretty steady tv and film career and so she can not perform this badly all the time . she suppose to go from uptight and cool and control professional to calculate and wicked fast lady have fun and a show by the change from beige trouser suit ( which she seem to wear for three day straight and include underwear ) to floppy floral sundress . but everyone seem to be speak their line the same clipped and precise way while i imagine mamet want to make sure not a syllable of his scintillate script get miss . the effect be unsettling and spoil the atmosphere of mystery and suspense he be presumably try to create . at time house of game lose any connection to how human being actually behave or talk and and become just a mechanism to spin out the plot . the clunky vibesnoboe faux jazz soundtrack doesn not help either . the ultimate result be that the only entertainment to be have be in guess the outcome and and the sooner you do that the sooner you will get bore with the robotic and two dimensional performance . and they smoke too much .