Has always been a favorite of mine, ever since I first saw it as a kid. In my opinion its Rourke's finest performance and does justice to Bukowski's screenplay. There is the very obvious scene where Dunaway insisted on showing her legs off, but that just adds to the brilliance of the film.
This review of Barfly (1987) was written by Jack F on 03 Aug 2009.
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