A review by kryptowright1984
American Buffalo by David Mamet

4.0

One of my favorite Mamet quotes revolves around this play. When asked to defend the aimlessness of his characters in American Buffalo, he responded (I paraphrase here), "Would they have seemed any nobler if they'd succeeded?" American Buffalo showcases striving/ownership in its best and worst light, and it is easily my most cherished play of his (and I am not usually a fan). Never have his characters been more human and his insight more piercing.