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  • Barney's Version
  • Opened January 14, 2011 (Limited 1/14/11) | Runtime:2 hr 12 min
  • R
    Language and some sexual content
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. Read More
  • Based on Mordecai Richler's award winning novel -- his last and, arguably, best -- "Barney's Version" is the warm, wise and witty story of the politically incorrect life of Barney Panofsky. The film spans three decades and two continents. There is Read More
  • Cast: Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Rachelle Lefevre, Scott Speedman
  • Director: Richard J. Lewis
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama

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    Barney's Version

    While performances were excellent, you should read the novel first and then (soon!) see the film. The film doesn't follow the novel exactly, but very close, and reading it will help you appreciate some of the scenes that seem to run by a bit too quickly. But do go to see it -- like other Richler stories, Barney (without giving the film away) is searching to be a somebody, and here we see his version of his life juxtaposed with the version of others as he makes his way. Very thought-provoking (and very funny at turns), it will stay with you longer than you would expect.

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    Meaty but Sad -- A Tale of Class

    This movie is an epic story of the life of Barney, an unremarkable every-man character, played wonderfully by Paul Giamatti. It's a movie about ethnic, cultural, occupation, sex, age, and health differences in people and about relationship stress caused by inability to cope well with those differences. Because of the stress element, it's not always an easy film to watch, but it does leave the viewer with a sense that alot has transpired over the two hour sitting!

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    The Emotions of a lifetime!

    This movie sneaks up on you with all the wild ways of a rich young life, hard work, hard drinking and wild women, however you don't realise that gradually things are changing all the time. The acting is excellent and the directer on his first movie having done a lot of good TV work proves that he is very capable of controlling a movie. The pacing and sure touch with the actors stands out. Maybe not for everybody, younger viewers or people with short attention spanswho need lots of action would not not sit still for 2 hours of this!

Barney's Version Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 67 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Giamatti's performance is one of those achievements. He is making a career of...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Paul Giamatti, dialing down his trembly-voiced neurotic energy to good effect,...

  • 80
    New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier

    By the time Barney gets one final, heartbreaking chance to screw things up,...

  • 80
    Boxoffice Magazine | Barbara Goslawski

    Barney's Version is one of those rare films whose caricature of life undeniably...

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