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Factotum (2005)
Rate:
3
Viewed:
12/07
12/07:
In case if you are wondering, there's no way to prevent yourself from sneezing while driving.
You just have to let it happen and do your best. The sneeze attack only lasts for a second or two. Anyway, Factotum is
a slice-of-life film that attempts to tell a story. Sometimes, it's meaningful, but more than often, it's not.
The performances are average. Matt Dillon is fair. Anyone could have done his role, and it still wouldn't make a difference.
As a matter of fact, Mickey Rourke did the same thing in a 1987 Charles Bukowski picture called
Barfly with Faye Dunaway that was a lot more masterful.
Factotum has nothing to say although the first half works and is hysterical at times, but the second half goes nowhere.
Hence, Drinking, Smoking, and Getting Fired makes for a better title because it's what the movie is all about.
All in all, Factotum is pointless.