merklekranz "Inside Moves" does an excellent job of audience manipulation, with a group of misfit losers from Max's Bar, who eventually pull together for a real stretch of a cause. There is never a doubt that you are being led down a path of depressing characters on parade, in search of a happy ending. Unfortunately there is very little entertainment value offered. If you want to see an excellent movie that revolves around a bar, seek out "Last Night at the Alamo". It has characters that are believable, at least a bunch of humor, and won't drag you down to the mat like "Inside Moves". I wanted to like this, but found it terminally boring and totally unrealistic. I realize others on this board loved it, and that is fine by me, I just wanted to present my case for avoiding "Inside Moves". - MERK

pgapgapga I saw this movie when we first got cable in the early 80's. It really got my attention with the jarring beginning, and the subsequent treatment of the initial character and the bar acquaintances who soon become his support and "family". Great ensemble cast, great soundtrack( I have it on LP), great story. You'll recognize several faces of character actors and some who went on to the small screen for bigger parts. The story doesn't protect the viewer from the ugliness of the characters' lives, though it does let us see the joy and hope the have in the less-than-ideal lives they must live. Some might classify the ending as "hokey", but I prefer to see it as "satisfying".

masterfundi John Savage provides us with another look at his exceptional talent with perhaps his finest performance since The Deerhunter, with a supporting cast including Oscar-nominated Diana Scarwid and another of my favorites, David Morse. A truly feel-good movie, directed by Richard Donner, that explores the depths of human emotion while depicting the sometimes comedic, sometimes heartwrenching stories of characters who are all crippled, either physically, mentally, or morally. It is a great mystery to me why this movie has not been made available on DVD, and if I knew how to achieve its release, I would be relentless in my pursuit of that goal!

tammas2000 Detailing the plot of this film would lead the unsuspecting to assume they were in for an hour and a half of depression - but quite the opposite. The acting was spot on, the script razor sharp, and the storyline genuinely different and inspiring. I've not seen a copy on video or dvd for years, and for some reason it's never been on terrestrial tv in the UK, and I have to admit I'm baffled as to why. In the genre, it's quite simply one of the best films ever made.