In the Drink (2010–2011) User Reviews

Never seen that before!

[FilmHombre · 7/10 · 30 April 2014]

Interesting film comprised of short stories/films.The stories are each wildly different in tone from dark/surreal to comedy and totally absurd fantasy. In the first story there's a scene that will shock the hell out of you if you don't see it coming. I certainly didn't. The dude at the hotel gets his wiener chopped off!! It looks so real and is just insanely shocking. I have never seen this before in any film. Other that that it's not really violent or gross.The Mexican wrestler and the hotel one are the best along with the barfly guys. I know plenty of bars like the one portrayed in the film. They are a dying breed for sure.

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[tommybrendel055 · 7/10 · 11 April 2014]

"In The Drink" is about a hipster who walks into a dive only to find he represents the invasion of gentrification, a violation of the old watering hole / dive and finds resistance from the bartender and a long-time customer. These old timers tell the hipster some very strange and dark stories about people who frequent the bar. Each story is represented as a separate film within the feature. It's kind of like Twilight Zone or Tales From the Crypt. The strongest of the 4 are the first 2 and then it slips a bit from there ending with a totally absurd story about a gardener and a weed-whacker. All in all it's quite ambitious and entertaining especially if you like the darker side of life and the strange/surreal. It would make an interesting series for HBO, etc. as the old guys could spin tales all day long.

An Indie Treasure

[tomalley2k · 10/10 · 8 January 2012]

I was lucky enough to catch this movie at the LA Film Festival and was truly impressed. It's essentially 4 short stories being told at a local dive bar that all intersect brilliantly. The performances were stellar, the cinematography was top notch and the overall production value was incredible. After doing some research today on where I could see "In the Drink" again, I discovered one of the segments ("An Evil Town") won best short at Cannes and deservingly so! Unfortunately, I also see they may have some rights issues preventing them from releasing it at this time. I highly recommend this title to any indie film fans, fans of Bukowski or just lovers of interesting cinema. Fingers crossed on future distribution!