Perpetually unemployed, alcohol-swilling Hank Cinaski drifts through the city streets in search of a job that won't come between him and his first love, writing. Consistently rejected by the only publishing house he respects but driven to continue by the knowledge that he could do better than the authors they continually publish, Cinaski soon begins sleeping with fellow barfly Jan, a kindred spirit he meets while drowning his sorrows at a local watering hole. When a brief stint as a bookie finds Hank abandoned by the only woman with whom he is able to relate, a brief fling with gold-digging floozy Laura finds him once again falling into a morose state of perpetual drunkenness and unemployment.
This film drags on and on and on and on and on - get the idea. I really thought that the movie would end with an uplifting message that you can succeed through adversary if you keep trying and put your heart into it. However, it ended the way it began - with a drunk loser who can't hold down a job while trying to figure out how he's going to buy his next bottle of booze. It got old after about 20 minutes, but lasted 1 hour 30 minutes. Don't waste your time on this one. It's boring and depressing.
Rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Matt Dillon, Lili Taylor, Marisa Tomei
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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