Barney's Version

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Audience Member One of Giamatti's best, it's the story of a flawed man who falls desperately in love but slips and loses her after a long and happy marriage only to find her again later in life when he's coming face to face with dementia. A great story about love, infidelity, friendship, jealousy and forgiveness. Dustin Hoffman also does a great job as a father who is a no nonsense ex cop. Bitter sweet with just the right touch of comedy. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review bao s After wading through an overwrought story heavy on melodramatic characterizations precariously held together by the acting of one man, I find myself at a ridiculous ending. It wasn't that great from the get go, but the ending made it absolutely terrible! Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review isla s This is an amusing film about a bit of a sleazeball character - his highs and (moreso) lows through the previous few decades. Its somewhat re-assuring to see him get his comeuppance in different ways. The comedy is visual, mostly slapstick style. Its an entertaining and decent enough sort of a watch - not exactly brilliant but certainly not bad or awful. I'd say this is worth a watch, although I'm not sure I'd specifically recommend going far out of your way to see it, its ok. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Boring and over long, this movie really failed for me because I just could not like the central character. He has a sense of entitlement and little gratitude for the amazing women that come into his life. The film essentially reeks of misogyny. Pointless milestones in the film such as the death of his friend the police investigation and the final illness really didn't generate any emotions or points to the film plot comma I was just wishing for him and it to end. Really one of those films we think why the hell did I just waste 2 hours watching it Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review robert b A classic. One of my top five favorite movies of all time. Giamatti at his best. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review dave s Adapted from Mordecai Richler's fantastic novel, Barney's Version tells the story of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), a Montreal television producer who seemingly lacks anything resembling redeeming qualities. Suspected of murder, guilty of adultery and absorbed by his own personal demons, most of which he created, Barney stumbles his way through life in a cloud of cigar smoke in search of his next cocktail. Thanks to its faithfulness to the novel and the script by Canadian Michael Konyves, despite Barney's blatant shortcomings, it's surprising how much sympathy the film generates for such a morally bankrupt character. But the real reason to watch the movie is the performance of Giamatti, who gives what could be his most powerful performance in a career filled with powerful performances. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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