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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 28 Nov 2011

This seedy Barfly is beautifully written, acted and directed. It may be full of dank desire, wasted love and jesting misery--but it blooms…

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By Don F (75) on 13 Nov 2011

Charles Bukowski's alter ego is played by Mickey Rourke in this story about lowlife boozers that is hilarious and is one of my favorite Rourke…

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By Andrew Newlin N (10) on 13 Nov 2011

Charles Bukowski's alter ego is played by Mickey Rourke in this story about lowlife boozers that is hilarious and is one of my favorite Rourke…

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By Zack B (668) on 09 Nov 2011

Instead of a miserable 90 minutes of dilapidated living and melodrama, Barfly offers us an entertaining and surprisingly touching view of a…

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By Tasos L (452) on 26 Oct 2011

In my opinion, the best Rourke performance. In order to understand the whole feeling of this movie, yoy should read some of Bukowski's books first…

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By Jacob D (884) on 21 Oct 2011

Rourke is good (when not verging on hammy) as Henry Chinaski in this thinly veiled autobiographical slice of the alchohol-soaked times of Charles…

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By Michael J (865) on 27 Jun 2011

This movie over time has become a cult classic. This is Mickey Rourke's best movie…

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By Jeremi P (9) on 21 Jun 2011

Next to The Wrestler, this is Mickey Rourkes greatest achievement…

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By Mo S (34) on 09 Jun 2011

Henry chinaski-it takes a special talent to be a drunk. it takes endurance…

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By Tom B (1,265) on 05 Jun 2011

Rourke does a damn fine job overall, but the film is rough around the edges, no pun intended on the storyline…

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By Arseniy V (499) on 29 May 2011

I can't really say if I found this story really great or really sad, It's loaded with humorus elements but few does it for me…

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By Sv G (510) on 25 Apr 2011

My favorite movie, about one of my favorite poets.... Though, I love him as a person, more than I love his poetry…

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By Mike F (585) on 25 Apr 2011

My favorite movie, about one of my favorite poets.... Though, I love him as a person, more than I love his poetry…

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By Spyros T (125) on 15 Apr 2011

I did not enjoyed this film so much as a movie, rather than as a collection of taglines and quotes…

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By Antonio M (147) on 05 Mar 2011

Cool film, wandering storyline is like factotum and mickey rourke gives a good portrail…

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By Marko B (122) on 29 Jan 2011

Chinaski; man of the people, man of the liquor…

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By Adrienne L (425) on 19 Jan 2011

Bukowski a toujours bien aimÃ (C) se faire mousser et c'est au fond cette habilitÃ (C) qu'il avait Ã Ãªtre lumineux en plus d'Ãªtre…

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By Klaas R (6) on 07 Jan 2011

FantastickÃ 1/2 Mickey Rourka jako nonstop navalenÃ 1/2 autor povÃdek Henry Chinaski a veÄ…

Review of Barfly (1987)

By Mike L (1,553) on 03 Jan 2011

Weird but wonderful. Charles Bukowski rules…

Review of Barfly (1987)

By Kevin R (2,184) on 31 Dec 2010

When I drink I move in the wrong direction Henry Chinaski is an eccentric man that writes poetry and drinks a lot…

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