The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
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★★★★★
"Barney's Version" is a strong production with fantastic acting, definitely worth checking out if you enjoy intense character dramas. It's about a guy named "Barney" (Paul Giamatti) who seems to be perpetually unlucky at love--not in a funny romcom way but in...
★★★★★
That it is adapted from a lengthy but insightful and entertaining book and that there is a great cast are Barney's Version's main attractions, and for this viewer it did not disappoint. The book is also very vast in scope and is not easy to adapt, the film doe...
★★★★★
The movie moved me through it's no holds barred view of Barney's life. We see his imperfections and self-inflicted wounds even as he tries to build a life and family with his true love. Paul Giamatti wonderfully portrays a life though the stages from youthful...
★★★★★
Mordecai Richler wrote a number of books focusing on Canada's Jewish community. Most notable was "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz", filmed starring Richard Dreyfuss. Years later he brought about "Barney's Version", which eventually got filmed starring Paul...
★★★★★
Giamatti has got to be the plainest looking leading man out there; yet, his acting ability transcends his anti-matinée idol physiognomy by a significant amount. And, remembering "Sideways," there is nobody who can play a guy half-in-the-bag nearly as well. HIs...
