Infamousta brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

terkoss So many movies today are masterpieces of script; highly complex storylines, intricately woven, with shocking twists, inundating the eyeballs with action scene after another, or mind-blowing visual effects. Or if a comedy, goofy, semi-humorous (just enough to keep us amused), sometimes if we're lucky truly original observations of human nature. Other films are tremendously impactful performances, requiring highly controversial plots and ultra-intense emotional performances (Example: "Doubt" with Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman).Some people need that kind of movie to be "entertained" or impacted as the credits roll.Films like Drunkboat were far more commonplace in decades past. I miss them and bravo that at least in 2010, once in a while, one still gets squeezed out of a production company. As of this writing (May 2018), only about 500 people have rated it...eight years after its release. What the hell?I loved it. It goes without saying it was a simple story. It's all too easy to knock it and reduce it to nothing. One either has the receptors for appreciation of this kind of film or not. I know a bad movie when I see one...I've watched plenty. A film should take one into it; into the life of it. The acting was perfect from everyone. That is to say, the actors lived their roles. I never once sensed they were acting. Malkovich was in "Hollywood" in his role in Warm Bodies. Not here. He studied for this role. He walked on to Warm Bodies, I'd bet. And I liked Warm Bodies very much, but not it's not JM's best work.I suppose this is a film for aspiring actors to study. This isn't a film for folks who need to stick to movies like Ready Player One to be entertained. Absolutely, there's no chase scenes, no murder, intense suspense, etc. It's a story. It wasn't intended to be anything else. I hope the Director is pleased with his work, because I was fully captured by it and seriously considered giving it an 8. I take iMDB ratings seriously, and an 8 must be exceptional, however. I've only given a several 9's., and either no or maybe one 10. A 1 would be just north of 90 minutes of static, that somehow made it to the big screen.Drunkboat is a very sincere film for filmphiles who can sit back, relax and appreciate the depth in the subtleties of the human condition. If that last sentence doesn't make sense...you'll surely think it sucks.

SnoopyStyle Abe (Jacob Zachar) wants to sail on a boat to a fantasy island and beyond. His mother Eileen (Dana Delany) is wary of her brother drunk Mort (John Malkovich). Mr. Fletcher (John Goodman) has a trashed boat that he hopes to unload on some unsuspecting fool. Fletcher scrams naive Abe to buy the boat but they need an adult to do the deal. That's where his unsuspecting alcoholic uncle Mort comes in.This is completely lifeless. Bob Meyer is the writer and director. He doesn't seem to have done anything other than act in a few french movies. The big mystery is how such an unknown got so many great actors to be in his film. That mystery is infinitely more interesting than watching this movie. This has no energy and no power. The dialog is lifeless and so are the performances. Jacob Zachar is very annoyingly over confident. If he was some cute young kid, his character might actually work. John Goodman almost gives something but it's drowned out by this meandering badly directed indie.

sainicharlie-21-381476 A great quirky movie, just what you'd expect J.M and J.G to be involved with at this late part of their career. I does sadden me to see how many reviewers have no idea what was attempted yet had no trouble in dashing the movie to the ground.. I watch all types of flicks, from action to whatever the opposite is and there are indeed very forgettable films out there but this is not one of them. No, there's no chase or gun play, no yelling of expletives while holding someone's collar, i suppose that is that is your water, then you will be a gasping fish.The movie is Jim Jarmusch-esque without the art film pretensions. It does deal with alcoholism and impulse-control and bitterness and subterfuge and other essential life stuff. It has great performances from it's stars and the rest. It did capture my attention from start to finish. It does convey the feel of the Northeast in the summer, the mugginess, the grey heat, the flaring tempers, thereby grounding the picture in a present and concrete reality. And there are so many con-men waiting to steal your dough with a good sleight of hand, that this movie has much relevance.

Rich Wright Probably the most insignificant film I've seen in living memory. It's a patch of grass, a black sky at night, Tony Blair's obnoxious smile. It's just 'there'.Here's the plot in a nutshell: A woman's drunken uncle (played by John Malkovich) turns up one day. Her son and his friend plan to get him to co-sign on a boat they plan to buy from a corrupt dealer, since their mother won't allow it. That's that. Oh, of course we have many 'meaningful' chats along the way about the alcoholic uncle's childhood, a bit of comic relief as John Goodman hams it up as the nasty boat seller, and a lovely ending where, despite all the weirdness surrounding them, everyone gets together for a GROUP HUG.It just... doesn't amount to anything. In fact, as I sit here typing this now, I am struggling to recall a single moment. It is literally, vapour. I don't hate it, since it held my attention. I just feel like there are better ways to spend your time. Maybe, on something a bit more energetic. Like an episode of Heartbeat. 5/10