The book is much better. Hamer did not do it justice at all.

"Flip on the Independent Film Channel any day of the week, any hour, and chances are you'll find a movie like Factotum." - Jeremiah Kipp

Remember being disappointed, but it was okay.

After being a little disappointed by Barfly, I was pleasantly surprised by Factotum, which does a decent job of bringing the spirit of Bukowski to the screen. Like Bukowski's writing, it flows comfortably and unpretentiously. I also liked the voiceovers, I thought that they helped carry the writing to the screen. Last but not least, Dillon was surprisingly convincing as Chinaski.

Infinitely inferior to Barfly, and too mundane to be even downbeat.

Barfly was horrible. This is worse, but there's a really nasty scene filmed at Palmer's, where I've had several union-related drunken dust-ups. So I'll give it five more points for scenery and integrity. It still sucks though. Probably fulfilled Matt Dillon's lifelong dream to play Bukowski, but let's face it, he sucks. Dull and trite.

I enjoyed it. And I don't enjoy much.

Beautifully constructed, but Dillon's Chinaski is too mannered to seem really authentic.

Work is the curse of the drinking class. Factotum is a hollywood rarity: a slice of blue-collar life. There is not much to it: just the fine Dillon as the Bukowski simulacrum Henry Chinaski, perpetually losing jobs and women. And a bit of poetry. And though the film lacks an overt climax, there's never a dull moment. Factotum's humility and unpretentiousness are refreshing.

Muy buena representacion del mundo que plasman los libros de bukowski, solo que siento que se queda corto en algunas escenas, los libros son demasiado realistas, y esta pelicula se qued aun poco corta en ese aspecto