{"id":179696,"date":"2025-04-10T03:56:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/acting\/liquor-bank-2025-message-in-a-bottle\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T03:56:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T03:56:25","slug":"liquor-bank-2025-message-in-a-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=179696","title":{"rendered":"Liquor Bank (2025) Message in a Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The 2025 drama film Liquor Bank<\/strong><\/em> may not necessarily be a message in a bottle, but it is a message nonetheless. Marcellus Cox, the man who brought us the superb Mickey Hardaway<\/a>, tells a short tale about the battle fought with alcohol. This particular battle, like the short intimate tale presented here, is often solitary and one that often leaves a victor best taken in shots. <\/p>\n

The story<\/h4>\n

Eddie, a war veteran, spends the night drinking. The only problem here is that this was meant to be his one year anniversary of being clean. He trades in his first coin from AA for a massive hangover and an air of acceptance. <\/p>\n

Baker; his sponsor, has other plans.<\/p>\n

Intimate Cast<\/h4>\n
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Sean Alexander James<\/a> is Baker.<\/p>\n

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Antwone Barnes<\/a> is Eddie.<\/p>\n

This one works<\/h4>\n

Liquor Bank<\/strong><\/em> gives us a protagonist who is a veteran. Based upon a true story, Cox gives us two players who must interact convincingly. There must be a believable give and take between \u201cvictim\u201d and \u201csaviour.\u201d The two roles allocated anyone who enters into an AA program. <\/p>\n

Eddie is the victim who reached rock bottom a year ago. Baker is the man who willingly becomes his brother\u2019s keeper. By the end of Liquor Bank<\/strong><\/em> both men have aligned themselves accordingly. <\/p>\n

Knocking it out of the park<\/h4>\n

James can be seen as a Marcellus Cox<\/a> \u201cregular.\u201d He worked on Mickey Hardaway<\/strong><\/em> as Officer Williamson. The actor has a pretty prolific list of credits to his name and his work here shows it. He manages, along with Barnes, to take this tight, intense and intimate (There is that word again.) story and make it work. Set in an apartment with camera angles that are so tight they almost scream with pain, the whole film nails its subject matter. <\/p>\n

Both actors knock this one out of the park. As do the technical crew behind the camera. Cinematographer Fabian J. Tehrani<\/a> and Editor James L Gilmore Jr.<\/a> make a perfect team here. So too do the sound mixing team of Fletcher Alliston<\/a>; mixer and editor Matt Broadfoot<\/a> along with Art Director Chris Hodge<\/a>. The whole group have given us a gritty, short and intense look at, almost, solitary battle. <\/p>\n

the verdict<\/h4>\n

The Liquor Bank <\/em><\/strong>earns a sold 5 stars here. Timing was a factor here, I\u2019d just finished reviewing another veteran story about \u201cfalling down.\u201d It was necessary to leave a bit of time between the two films to give an honest review and ranking. Liquor Bank<\/strong><\/em> is entering its festival run. Keep an eye out for this one.<\/p>\n

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