Drinking Buddies Reviews

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I don’t think it was bad at all. Indeed, there was something really genuine about these 4 characters and the cast involved was pretty good, especially Olivia Wilde who probably delivered here her best performance so far. Eventually, it reminded me somehow of ‘Past lives’, my favorite movie from 2023, and it is definitely a compliment, even if Joe Swanberg’s directorial effort never became really amazing though. Of course, the fact that none of the characters was really fascinating was probably an issue but I think I was mostly bothered by the constant drinking and the constant flirting, at work and outside. Sure, with such a title, it was to be expected but it didn’t seem to be really healthy (the fact that I really don’t like alcohol drinking probably didn’t help). Furthermore, even if they were working for a brewery, it was weird to see them drinking so often, during their lunch break for example, while they were actually at work. Then, there was the constant flirting between Kate and Luke. I know, some people love to engage this way with their co-workers but I really don’t like this kind of behavior, especially when the flirters are actually already involved in some relationships. In fact, the constant boozing and constant flirting with someone unavailable also reminded me of ‘Temptation Island’ (I have to admit it, this TV-reality show was a huge guilty pleasure of mine at some point) but I’m afraid it’s not really a compliment this time. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it was still a decent watch though and I think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

In this case, maybe by the end of the credits.... 

It's a very subtle film. I liked it because I have this tendency of being able to figure out what a movie is about before it starts, but this one really demanded a lot of patience, not just in some single plot line that you didn't expect, but really in the totality of the the whole thing you didn't know what it was about until maybe after it was over.