Matt Dillon gets gritty--and drinks a lot--in director Bent Hamer's interesting but uneven adaptation of Charles Bukowski's acclaimed novel.

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Henry ''Hank'' Chinaski (Matt Dillon) likes to drink. He also likes to smoke, have sex, and write. What he doesn't really like is working--at least, not enough to hold down a job for very long. Factotum follows Chinaski as he meanders through a series of sleazy bars, meaningless gigs, and mutually destructive relationships, all of which provide fodder…