Barney's Version (2010)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Duration: 134 minuten
Country:
Canada / Italy
Directed by: Richard J. Lewis
Stars: Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike and Dustin Hoffman
IMDb score:
7,3 (27.357)
Releasedate: 26 October 2010
Barney's Version plot
"First he got married. Then he got married again. Then he met the love of his life."
Journey through the life and memories of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), a cigar-smoking, heavy-drinking and foul-mouthed TV producer who isn't afraid to antagonize people. However, he hates an ex-cop who has written in his memoir why he has suspected Barney of murder for years. The book forces Barney to look back as the final chapter of his own existence comes to his mind more and more sharply.
Actors and actresses
Barney Panofsky
Izzy Panofsky
Miriam Grant-Panofsky
The 2nd Mrs. P
Boogie
Clara 'Chambers' Charnofsky
Blair
Detective O'Hearne
Solange
Michael Panofsky
Reviews & comments
Brandt
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- 364 messages
- 293 votes
At first sight, Barney's version is a charming film about a man who messes around in his life and especially in love. The movie is fun when it gets awkward, enter Dustin Hoffman, but there are quite a few easy scenes in it that often makes it feel quite cliché. Due to a lack of guts and awe for viewing figures, types of films are starting to resemble each other more and more.
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JJ_D
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- 3815 messages
- 1344 votes
Psychology? Rather flat.
Sentimental? Sure, or what did you think?
Exciting? A bit, though, because as a plot-driven film 'Barney's Version' is worth it.
Yet you are left with the feeling that you have been staring at clichés for more than two hours. Even if they don't leave you untouched, they remain clichés.
In short, found to be mediocre.
(Even if it emerges that the deeper knowledge lurks in the forgetting – as a plea for leniency towards advancing old age? Anyway.)
2.75*
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
And whether he can handle taking on a leading role, just like in Sideways by the way. Paul Giamatti stars as Barney Panofsky. A man who dares to offend his loved ones and who can chase everyone into the curtain, but at the same time is very shrewd and intelligent. His private life is in shambles with his three marriages, though he doesn't seem to be to blame for everything either.
The dialogues are sharp and witty at times. Excellent acting from the entire cast, especially Dustin Hoffman. The lighthearted first part is different from the ending where it gets a bit more sentimental or dramatic when Barney suffers from a memory disease.
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