A sharp-witted comedy that follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles.A sharp-witted comedy that follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles.A sharp-witted comedy that follows a group of apparent strangers in interlocking stories taking place in ten different bars during the course of one evening throughout Los Angeles.
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- TriviaShot in eleven days with a Canon 7D camera.
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[last lines]
Henry: You have this... intangible quality.
Francine Driver: Try harder.
Henry: I'm cursed by the blossoming knowledge of my feminine ideal & she looks suspiciously like you.
Francine Driver: That's not bad.
Henry: It's pretty good, you mean. Not a total waste.
Francine Driver: How about the truth.
Henry: The truth is you're not my usual type.
Francine Driver: What's your usual type?
Henry: Gaunt, fashionable and dumb, with a big square Appalachian ass and an obsession with country music.
Francine Driver: Jesus.
Henry: Will you at least consider it?
Francine Driver: [sighs, rips up photo. Sighs. Smiles. Grins]
- Crazy creditsThe closing credits roll while Teresa, Henry and Francine all line-dance to country music while a custodian sweeps up in the background.
- ConnectionsReferences Band of Outsiders (1964)
There are only two story lines, born from each other, with arguably two or three main characters. And the beginning totally gets us invested in them. Nick (Zachary Quinto) is sitting nervously at a bar and doesn't want anyone to join him because he's waiting for someone. Francine (Carla Gugino) is that someone; he just doesn't know that. Minutes later we suddenly have no one left to sympathize with when it is revealed that Nick is about to commit an unforgivable crime and Francine gives no concern to the lies she just said.
Henry (Aaron Tveit) walks into a bar and steals our attention back. He flirts with Francine and just for the fun of it, and steals her wallet. Our two story lines involve Nick on his mission of crime and the law enforcement on his tail while Francine is on the tail of Henry. Their night of adventure involves checking into a number of bars each with another person to meet. The cast list is quite the collection of talented, mostly recognizable names, but they have nothing to do. Sometimes they say things that are supposed to be clever but are not.
That's where the film is worse. The dialogue is not witty nor funny, and it should not be classified as a comedy. There were quite a few scenes which had actors saying crap that none of their characters should have said and which added no meaning or value to the film.
Then the movie ended with some kind of choreographed musical and dance number which didn't conclude anything. Almost unbeknownst to me, Nick's storyline was wrapped up in a previous scene (Josh Hartnett's only scene) but with one short, stupid phone call. Quinto can act, as can Hartnett, and a well written scene with confrontation was desperately needed. After the first two scenes, there was very little confrontation, and indeed revealed that you weren't watching much at all. "Girl Walks Into a Bar" seems visually interesting, with compelling lead characters, good acting and clever story lines but then doesn't really go anywhere.
- napierslogs
- Aug 31, 2012
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- Gái Quầy Bar
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- $1,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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