Barfly

I really enjoyed this film – although, I'm not sure how much I was convinced of Mickey Rourke's imitation of Bukowski. He just didn't seem much like Bukowski, and in some ways I think the film would've benefited from making the main character a bit less like Bukowski, and a bit more like Mickey Rourke, or something... But what do I know?

It didn't detract from an entertaining examination of LA's seedy underbelly with its drunkards, fighting, dive bars and seedy guesthouses, with poets and whores lurking in every corner.

I thought this was a great film, and the actors all put in solid performances. There was a good trace of humour to the story too, and it wasn't all just doom and gloom. The sprit of the film searched for a beauty, or an elegance in a subculture that many turn their noses up at. 8/10