Review of The Tender Bar

"The Tender Bar" for real was one well done and enjoyable drama film to watch, as it was an emotional tug on the heart as it was a road journey of life and the ups and downs that are thrown out. Based on a memoir of one J. R. Moehringer it stars Ben Affleck(not a "Batman" or rom com role, however this is perhaps Ben's best performance) as a lifelong Long Island, New York bartender Charlie who becomes a wisdom adviser and father like figure to his young nephew J. R.(played at an older age by Tye Sheridan) who comes from a broken and cash strapped home, as his D. J. radio broadcaster father has fled from J. R. and his mom(Lily Rabe) and upon moving in with Charlie and the grandparents(hey granddad is Christopher Lloyd). And while mixing and pouring drinks at the local Dickens bar, Charlie gives J. R, advice on life, love, and women. Thru all of the raw way of living J. R. scraps his way up as later at Yale University he sees more twists and turns of the cold world. Set in the 70's and 80's the pace and times of the film is well captured by director George Clooney, as the film is a journey and take on being happy with love and family as one like J. R. learned life with uncle Charlie.