tree lounge be a film about tommy basilio and an unemployed mechanic who spend most of his time drinking in a bar or snort drug . what so compel about this movie . you ask and well i think you ` ve hit the nail on the head with that question because there nothing really compel about tree lounge . it a really low concept ( ie character base story ) movie where not much happens . write and direct and star steve buscemi it feel like one of those indie project actor come up with now and again to increase their cred with major hollywood studio and i ` m guessing buscemi plough much of his own money into the project so maybe i shouldn ` t be too critical . mild spoiler . i should perhaps also give some praise to buscemi for write a screenplay with an obvious subtext of never get what you want represent tommy want to snort yet more drug but someone come into the bathroom and tommy want to take a woman he pick up in a bar but she fall asleep while he in the bathroom and a young kid want to buy an ice cream but the ice cream man suddenly have a heart attack and so the theme to this movie be very clear . such a pity realism take precedence over an exciting plot .