Review of The Tender Bar (2021) by Jluis_001 — 12 Jan 2022
After the mediocre and disappointing The Midnight Sky, George Clooney tries again in the director's chair with a much more humble story and style, but once again fails miserably in what I think is the most disappointing film of his entire career. At least the most simplistic one so far.
The Tender Bar is formulaic to the very core.
It's so predictable that it feels like a painfully lazy effort that involves everyone in the cast. Yes, even Ben Affleck and Christopher Loyd.
The only one who seems interested in showing a little more is Tye Sheridan, I guess it's because he's the one who still has something to prove.
However, what kills this film is the recycling of ideas and clichés. It's simply overwhelming.
The Tender Bar is an incredibly disappointing film, because it doesn't even make the attempt to differentiate itself. To even say, ''I'm walking a different path.''
Coming-of-age stories exist in abundance, so you desperately need your plot and concept to be much more interesting, and personally in this story I didn't find anything I haven't seen before on countless other occasions.
This review of The Tender Bar (2021) was written by Jluis_001 on 12 Jan 2022.
The Tender Bar has generally received mixed reviews.
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