
Drunkboat tells the story of a young teenager, Abe, who manipulates his unsuspecting alcoholic uncle (Malkovich) into buying a boat from a conman (Goodman).... (Full plot summary below)
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Drunkboat tells the story of a young teenager, Abe, who manipulates his unsuspecting alcoholic uncle (Malkovich) into buying a boat from a conman (Goodman).
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| Boston PhoenixPeter KeoughHeld up from release for years, probably because nobody knew what to make of it, the film deserves a look, and Meyer is a talent worth watching. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzNot even Malkovich could save such a leaky film, one that never stays afloat long enough to maintain an adequate focus on the family issues it raises. |
| New York TimesRachel SaltzThough studied and grating at times, "Drunkboat" does sustain a distinct, odd tone. Like its characters it's dreamily restless and prey to its own quixotic ideas. |
| Shockya.comBrent SimonA passion project ill suited to cinematic adaptation, or at least sludgy, unresolved, mannered and grating in its realized incarnation. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)In the end, "Drunkboat" is no "Glengarry Glen Ross" or "American Buffalo," and even if it were, the real Mamet has always worked better onstage than on film. |
| New York PostFarran Smith Nehme"Drunkboat" might have come off via nothing more than acting ability and a good heart, if the dialogue didn't amount mostly to aimless chit-chat. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittIn the end, "Drunkboat" is no "Glengarry Glen Ross" or "American Buffalo," and even if it were, the real Mamet has always worked better onstage than on film. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleThe burnished smear of Lisa Rinzler's photography is a plus, but "Drunkboat" is ultimately the kind of pet project that never traverses from personal to powerful. |
| CinemalogueTodd Jorgenson... feels like an intimate, idiosyncratic acting workshop that might have worked better on stage. |
| Seattle TimesJohn HartlThis enigmatic coming-of-age movie often seems destined to sail off the deep end. Yet it rights itself just often enough to keep you watching. |