User reviews

I purchased this DVD as it's part of the Criterion Collection and I own several Criterion's. I have never found a film on the Criterion Collection to be 'boring', but this one takes the biscuit. I have tried twice to watch this film and both times I have nearly fallen asleep. This is hands down the most BORING film I have ever seen in my life. A bunch of old men sit around smoking and talking about a whole bunch of nothing for an hour and a half. Just who would find this interesting? I can only think this may be worthwhile to someone who has been a salesman themselves before. But this film does nothing to show us the advantages and disadvantages of their profession. It doesn't even show anything interesting about the persona of each salesman. There is literally nothing here except old men knocking on doors, sitting down for a smoke and a boring chat, and then knocking on doors again. I have seen A LOT of films and never have i ever experienced anything as slow and boring and uninteresting as this.