For my money, the best of the handful of Bukowski film adaptations. Factotum is reasonable, but Rourke shines here. Full of quotable, memorable scenes. If it doesn't make you want to down a fifth of scotch and start writing a novel, then frankly, you are already dead.
This review of Barfly (1987) was written by Richard C on 09 Jul 2007.
Barfly has generally received positive reviews.
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