"Honkytonk Man" is one of Clint Eastwood's most offbeat and atypical films; unfortunately, for the first hour, it is also one of his dullest. The story just doesn't seem to move forward or to lead anywhere. But then some brief amusing moments start redeeming it somewhat, and in the last 30 minutes it turns into a full-blooded (but never aggressive) weepie and gets considerably better. Eastwood de-emphasizes his usual facial expressions and one-liners here, and he isn't much fun to watch, but in the end he handles his difficult dramatic moments (like the scene where he tries to keep singing even though his disease has clearly worn him out) surprisingly well. As a whole, this personal effort from Eastwood is uneven, often tiresome but fitfully very interesting.
Review of Honkytonk Man
