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Review of Barfly (1987) by Private U — 27 Sep 2007

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Rourke is awesome in this - Barfly was made for him.

This review of Barfly (1987) was written by Private U on 27 Sep 2007.

Barfly has generally received positive reviews.

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I'm not even that big of a fan of Bukoski's poetry or the man himself. This movie is funny, sweet, cruel and, I think, very re-watchable…

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By Tasos L (452) on 26 Oct 2011

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By Sean T (373) on 25 Jun 2012

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