The Tender Bar (Amazon)

[Anonymous]

I hated this movie! Almost left halfway through. It’s an idea of a movie with good acting but so schmaltzy and the music constantly cuing how viewers were supposed to be feeling? Gah. I found it so predictable and almost unwatchable, and so did the rest of the theater, apparently. That bit over the end credits was so Clooney- and implied that viewers had made an emotional connection with any of the characters. No one in the theater even stayed to watch those!

[Anonymous]

Enjoyed it.

[Anonymous]

I was impressed with Affleck (words I've never said before) and liked the older JR actor. The soundtrack was familiar and great. All that said, I don't know how I'd feel if I drove to a mall, maybe got babysitters, paid $25 for popcorn, all in preparation to watch this movie. Maybe the bar is much lower while watching in my sweats from my comfy chair.

[Anonymous]

Good butts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of star power for an Amazon original movie. Ben Affleck stars, George Clooney directs. Based on a memoir, so not all neat and tidy. Interestingly, I got a little Good Will Hunting deja vu as Ben Affleck's character is very smart but stuck in life and ends up pushing off someone he loves to go out and make it in the world. Even has Ben driving around picking up friend after friend in his car -- just to go to the bar or bowling.

An enjoyable 2 hours. For me, very different, but on par with Being The Ricados. You appreciate the big money that Amazon is spending on quality actors and a solid original project.

I loved this WAY more than The Ricardos - I felt that, unless you really liked I love Lucy, that it was just so-so - Tender Bar resonated with me much more (and I didn't grow up anywhere near Long Island).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of star power for an Amazon original movie. Ben Affleck stars, George Clooney directs. Based on a memoir, so not all neat and tidy. Interestingly, I got a little Good Will Hunting deja vu as Ben Affleck's character is very smart but stuck in life and ends up pushing off someone he loves to go out and make it in the world. Even has Ben driving around picking up friend after friend in his car -- just to go to the bar or bowling.

An enjoyable 2 hours. For me, very different, but on par with Being The Ricados. You appreciate the big money that Amazon is spending on quality actors and a solid original project.

I couldn't get over how much Affleck looks like a young Clint Eastwood in this movie - absolutely spooky.

[Anonymous]

I watched it from home yesterday with low expectations having read the reviews first. I was pleasantly surprised. It was not great but it was entertaining and kept my interest. I don't like Ben Affleck much but I liked him in this. I liked the music. I did not like all the swearing although I swear myself a bit, but the F word coming out of little kid's mouths kind of puts me off. Overall, though, I liked it.

Compared to Being the Ricardos it was fantastic. I stopped that one twenty minutes in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ben Affleck will get award noms. They may put him up as best supporting male (& better chance to win). He’s good in this.

+1
I don’t get all the hate. Speaking strictly about his profession, he’s a fantastic actor and was perfect in this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the post OP. Really enjoyed this but found the older kid actor to be a super creep. Like when he was with Sidney and how he’d look at her.

I saw on the wiki page that Ben was already nominated for the golden in this role.

Well. Ben did not win best supporting actor

Nicole Kidman did win best actress for Being the Ricardo’s.

[Anonymous]

I loved Ben’s deep voice in this - often, he sort of goes into a higher pitch, but not in this role. He was great.

The older and younger JR looked nothing alike - that was a major flaw, IMO.

I was SO happy JR didn’t wind up with Sidney - she was awful, as were her parents.

Very Good Will Hunting-esque, but not nearly as good.

[Anonymous]

This movie was so terrible. I don’t get it. Started good but didn’t get the point after a while. Just dragged out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hated this movie! Almost left halfway through. It’s an idea of a movie with good acting but so schmaltzy and the music constantly cuing how viewers were supposed to be feeling? Gah. I found it so predictable and almost unwatchable, and so did the rest of the theater, apparently. That bit over the end credits was so Clooney- and implied that viewers had made an emotional connection with any of the characters. No one in the theater even stayed to watch those!

+1 . 70s movies cue the songs from 70s throughout to make you like it

[Anonymous]

I liked Affleck's performance. I thought the kid(s) were great and I liked the attention to detail in terms of clothes and cars etc being absolutely spot-on for the time period. I was 12 in 1983 and remember those ruffle-neck blouses well.

But it was also a little like seeing a movie FROM that era. Slow, a bit aimless and nothing really happening. and yes, someone else said, a little schmalzy.

[Anonymous]

The bar scenes with the equivalent of the cast of Cheers were grating.

[Anonymous]

Ben Affleck was honestly the best part of this movie. Kudos to him.