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A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 80

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  The result is a surprisingly satisfying film, true to Bukowski and itself, a work that manages to make the man and his profane world more palatable without compromising on who he was and what he stood for.

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• 80

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Like the film itself, Mr. Dillon's performance works through understatement.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterRay Bennett

  Matt Dillon is pitch-perfect as Bukowski's alter ego Hank Chinaski.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Variety

  Arguably one of the best adaptations of Bukowski's work, even compared with Bukowski's own script for 1997's "Barfly," deadpan timing and ace perfs bring out the morose humor and surprising warmth in the often miserabilist scribe's voice.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  It's too bad that the film was directed by the Norwegian minimalist Bent Hamer (Kitchen Stories), who makes a fetish of building scenes around silence.

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