The Tender Bar, George Clooney’s pitch perfect adaptation of J.R. Moehringer’s memoir, is a wonderful reminder of all the reasons why we loved Ben Affleck in the first place. The story may be old hat, but Clooney’s take is mature and restrained, sweet and sentimental without ever being cloying. It is life affirming in the best possible way. On this episode of The Goggler Podcast, Bahir and Uma watch and review The Tender Bar. They wonder if the movie has Oscar potential. They come up with at least three perfect words to describe the movie.
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In 1972, 9-year-old J.R. Maguire moves into his grandfather’s dilapidated house in Long Island, N.Y. Searching for a father figure, he falls under the unconventional tutelage of his uncle Charlie, a charismatic, self-educated bartender who introduces him to a handful of the bar’s colorful regulars. As the years pass and J.R. grows into a young man, he tries to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer.
The Tender Bar was directed by George Clooney, from a screenplay by William Monahan, and stars Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, and Christopher Lloyd.
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