Factotum (2005)

Synopsis: Hank is a struggling writer who lives off odd jobs which he can't keep due mostly to his drinking addiction; he hooks up with a promiscuous nymphomaniac. Based on a novel by Charles Bukowski (1st ed. 1975).

Appraisal: What does he write about all the time, this guy? His life, evidently, since he is Bukowski's alter ego and this is the third film I see which is either written by him or based on his (semi?)-autobiographical writings. A guy who writes about a guy who writes about...(continue ad infinitum). The first third of this movie is fairly entertaining. The rest of it is not. Taylor has a lot of make-up on. Dillon tries to look like a tough loser. His character punches a guy in the face at the race tracks, ostensibly because his girlfriend incited him to; or just as likely because he thought it would give him a good thing to write about.

Rating: 36