Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets

I love my London pubs but wish I was American or atleast eligible to come visit the states and it's dive bars.

Old school English pubs have a similar ambiance with drunks, middle class and has beens but there's something missing . The music culture perhaps or the vastness of the country which makes the bar a world of its own .. I'm still 258 characters short to leave a review so I want to ask where are the best dive bars in the states? New York? Vegas? Boston? Hopefully one day I can visit Rudys in NYC if it's still there. There are too many chains in the U. K. like Be At One and O'Neills, they aren't real bars.

They described it here as a feelgood film. It is not.

Story of everday people, many of the characters wouldnt look out of place in a Charles Bukowski novel. There is a full spectrum of characters on display, all of whom are keen on using alcohol as a coping mechanism in their daily struggles. I love documentaries like this, especially as they age well. Be interesting for people to watch in years ahead. Its a slice of everyday life for working class people, and insight in to issues faced today. Emotions flow high and nobody holds back on unveiling their personal lives 100%, makes for an entertaining watch. Laughs, libidinous behaviour and arguments - bar Life.

I was initially kinda angry when I found out this wasn't a real documentary. I had this weird emotional dump. It's hard to describe but I felt cheated in a way.

Thankfully though it also works as a regular narrative film, so I've gotten past them feelings and tried judging it based on that. A fictional film with mostly non-actors. And by them standards, it's still very very good. One of the best of the year actually. Which kinda begs the question, why did they even feel the need to try to sell it as a doc in the first place?

I found this film very believable and as a former bartender I know many people who could have been characters in a place like this. The film builds slowly in mosaic fashion and creates a multi-dimensional depiction of a so called "third place" that has real value in our increasingly corporate homogenized world. I really liked the film.