Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

BoardChiri Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

HelenMary This has shades of Pippa Lee told from the man's perspective; with the benefit of Rosamund Pike and Paul Giamatti, who are brilliant. Giamatti is a powerhouse of an actor but is playing a similar character to his other roles, which is a little tired... I'd like to see him play something different and to be honest I found it a little unbelievable that he was so successful with women. I don't see it. Sorry. Dustin Hoffman stole the show, and the pacing and back and forth of the film was one of the only things that kept it interesting for me. I didn't feel immersed or invested, just mildly curious, and struggled to remain concentrated. It was almost painful to watch as the characters (except Pike and Hoffman) were all so annoying but it was lifelike and gritty with no bells and whistles. However, the characters were well drawn and the story was cleverly told in told of Direction, Screenplay and execution, and as a example of acting prowess it was great but in terms of "liking" the film, I didn't particularly.

M MALIK One of the main thing that attracts me towards any film is the cast & story i have seen plenty of autobiographical films and also films like this one Barney's Version is based on a novel but it is the finest film Paul Giamatti ever done.The Cast:when i saw the big names like Rosamund Pike & Minnie Driver listed i was immediately ready to watch as i am a big fan but main highlight is the actor Paul Giamatti he never impressed me he usually does bad moves and mostly comedy but here he goes absolute nuts specially in the climax giving his best performance in extremely serious manner.The dialogs are nicely written there are some comedy moments as the script demanded those i think its best to say its a very over the top silly film but with a great narrative.The only thing bothers is the editing section the runtime could have been trimmed easily many unnecessary scenes look like outtakes with no relation or connection to characters & story in anyway.The Plot:Barney Panofsky is a TV producer he is alcoholic & a heavy smoker he is getting old he looks back at his life all those mistakes & crazy things he has done plus the relationship with all of his 3 wives,kids & his friends.This is a film not for everyone people will complain about it for being boring i handled it because it was something i was looking for once again i would like to mention Minnie Driver here she is excellent & looks even more beautiful then ever i became a fan of her when i saw her in Goldeneye 1995.If you wonder why this film is called barney's version let me clear this up a bit it should have been called barney's vision because of his views on life & how he looks at it but actually its about barney & his versions too the same guy with many different personalities basically the character is confused so when i searched a bit about author Mordecai Richler he wrote the novel of the same name the novel has more depth then the film but this is a faithful adaptation.Overall Barney;s Version 2010 is a film you can watch if you like heavy dialog oriented films this was not released in theaters across Pakistan don;t know why but its definitely worth grabbing it on the DVD Disc my rating is 5/10.Recommended

SnoopyStyle Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti) is a bitter blunt hockey-obsessed producer of a TV soap in Montreal. A cop confronts him having published a book accusing Barney of murder. Dustin Hoffman plays his ex-cop father Izzy. Then flashback to Rome 1974. He's smoking weed with writer friend Boogie (Scott Speedman), and marrying Clara Charnofsky (Rachelle Lefevre) after knocking her up. They lose the baby which turns out not to be his. Then she commits suicide. He's back to Montreal 1975 where he's scamming for his uncle. He meets his second wife (Minnie Driver). At the wedding reception, he starts to have regrets and meets Miriam Grant (Rosamund Pike). He runs off on his wedding night to profess his love for Miriam.With so many great directors having cameos, it seems like a step down to have director Richard J. Lewis who does mostly TV shows. The style isn't really a standout. The big name actors and their good work are the standouts in this movie. The material is dense, rambling, and original like an interesting life. However, I think a more laser focus would have made this movie much more compelling.

edwagreen A truly excellent film which showcases the acting talent of Paul Giamatti. He plays a man who marries 3 times in the film. His first two marriages are a disaster resulting in one suicide and one divorce. His 3rd marriage appears to be a huge success, until one mistake leads to divorce again and heartbreak.Dustin Hoffman is wonderful in a supporting role as Giamatti's father. He certainly got what he had wished for in life.We see a lot of Jewish nuances throughout the film.This is primarily a film dealing with unconventional people over a 30 year period. To say that they lack conformity is to put it mildly.