The Tender Bar
GenreDrama
SimilarBreakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Dead Poets Society (1989), Stand by Me (1986), The Outsiders (1983), The Wanderers (1979),
MPAA RatingR
StudioAmazon Studios
The Tender Bar, streaming on Amazon January 7th, is based on J. R. Moehringer’s memoir of the same name. In practice though, it could be anyone’s story, and not because there’s a universality to the tale it tells. George Clooney’s film is so generic that the film's Moehringer might as well be a human-shaped blank space. Boasting the archly-drawn relatives of the film version of August: Osage County, the subtle needle drops of a Robert Zemeckis film, and the emotional insight of a Snapple lid fun fact, the picture leaves one thirsty for something of substance. Continue Reading →