Anna Karenina

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Tom M If you really want to get into the story and tragedy of Anna Karenina, this is probably not the film for you. Not Hollywood style by any means. It has the brechtian alienation effect. You're watching it all play out, but aware this is a production . Watchable in spite of this. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Julian Rex M Keira Knightley and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's dry performances do little to elevate a truncated and emotionally flat Anna Karenina--a film more content to step through its source materials narrative beats rather than dig deeply into its philosophical underpinnings--but nonetheless, it is difficult to ignore director Joe Wright's arresting creative vision whose visual ambition ultimately outweighs its faults... if only just. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review lillll G Impossible to watch. The atmosphere, the feelings - just aren't there. If you are trying to adapt a Russian classic novel, understanding the culture is crucial. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review aaron r What a monumental piece of trash, and such an incredible amount of talent wasted. This was a very disgusting deconstructionist approach. it was almost like Joe Wright hates the audience. The music is intentionally unnerving the entire time, but it's beautifully shot, with an amazing cast. Good for stills, and maybe a trailer/teaser. I freaking LOATHE this film. Good artists are going to take vengeance, mark my words. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/22/25 Full Review Khadidja G Amazing directing but oh my god the plot didn't hit at all. Too much train forshadowing, no chemistry at all between Anna and Vronsky (which is crazy because Keira Knightley and Aaron Taylor Johnson are both very attractive people). The side characters were more interesting (Matthew Macfadyen and Domhnall Gleeson outsold) Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/07/25 Full Review Benito D Having just read the book I felt it behoved me to see the film version. I wasn't expecting too much, what with so much story and sub-plots to contend with, but I think Tom Stoppard did a fantastic job with this script. I'm not sure that someone who had not read the book would enjoy it so much, or really be able to follow it too well - the genius with which Tolstoy intertwines storylines makes them seem all utterly necessary, and as a film this had to leave many things out, Vronsky's suicide attempt perhaps being the most glaring omission. The theatrical staging felt odd at first, but then it really grew on me. Overall I think as well as anymore two-hour film can represent 964 pages of dense literary brilliance I think this did as well as any film could have. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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