Review of The Bar

The Bar (2017)
4/10
Really strong start with a piss take ending
8 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Really disappointed with how this movie finished. The acting was good, the filming and editing was very strong and the premise wasn't all that bad however the script fell apart, almost like they changed writers a third of the way in. The set up was great and even left wiggle room for the story to kind of go anywhere. The potential the movie gave itself, especially when the character emerged from the bathroom looking very unwell it could've easily gone that route but instead we get this mindless mental breakdown film.

There were some good moments but one moment bugged me to write this review. There's a scene where there's a group of people trapped in the bars basement. There's a sewer drain as well, small but someone small would fit. Enter our homeless religious fanatic character who after struggling and squeezing even after being covered in oil. Not long after this scene, the characters are forced to all squeeze through the hole. At one point they find something to Break the concrete and widen the pole. What the hell? This movie is an okay watch but not worth the rewatch, it goes from being a fairly interesting premise and a very interesting collection of people to a frustration fest where everyone loses their goddamn minds. 4/10 because the actors did fantastic, the post processing team did an amazing job and the casting team did excellent with these people. The script writer however, maybe try another field.
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