Director-cowriter Mike Bencivenga and Richard Levine's sharply written, flawlessly acted feature evokes the giddy highs and stygian lows of an alcoholic writer who's used up his second chances. A dilettantish novelist and deeply disciplined drinker, Tulley (Anthony LaPaglia) wastes his days in "drudgery's cathedral" — a midtown-Manhattan advertising firm where he edits the dribblings of semiliterate copywriters and makes no bones about his disdain for their efforts — and his nights in a liquor-soaked haze. He starts out with best friend Levine (Eric Stoltz) at his side, but Levine's a lightweight who knows his limits, while Tulley's an Olympic-caliber drink...
Released:
2004
Rated:
R
Length:
93 mins