Although based on Bukowski's own screenplay Barfly fails to capture the essence of his fiction. Bukowski's fiction is energtic and interesting. The film wasn't. Maybe its the old problem of trying to transfer good prose to the Big Screen. Anyway, despite some good acting by Mickey O'Rourke and Faye Dunaway, Barfly is a drunken bore. Too bad. Rating **
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