‘Henry Johnson’ Review: David Mamet Stays in His Rabbit Hole of Cryptic Power Games, but Shia LaBeouf Makes a Striking Convict
As Henry, Evan Jonigkeit (who is Mamet’s son-in-law) makes Henry such a passive, petulant naïf that we never develop much of a rooting interest in him. He’s a dupe in two ways: Everyone around him keeps manipulating him, and Mamet doesn’t seem too interested in what happens to him. "Henry Johnson" is a parade of showy conceits that never entirely becomes, you know...a play.
As Henry, Evan Jonigkeit (who is Mamet’s son-in-law) makes Henry such a passive, petulant naïf that we never develop much of a rooting interest in him. He’s a dupe in two ways: Everyone around him keeps manipulating him, and Mamet doesn’t seem too interested in what happens to him. "Henry Johnson" is a parade of showy conceits that never entirely becomes, you know...a play.
