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Barney's Version

2010

Richard J. Lewis

Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Dustin Hoffman, Scott Speedman ...

6.7

5,309

Drama. Comedy Take a ride through the life and memories of Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti), a hard-drinking, cigar-smoking, foulmouthed 65-year old hockey fanatic and television producer, as he reflects on his life's successes and (numerous) gaffes and failures as the final chapters of his own existence come sharply into focus.

	Author	Review
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"'Barney's Version' is worth seeing for Giamatti's boisterous yet nuanced portrayal and the energetic but wry performance from Hoffman (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Liz Beardsworth Empire	"While perhaps a touch overlong and with plot strands that don't hang together as well as they might, this is remains a triumph, illuminated by a terrific leading man turn from Paul Giamatti. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"A smart, well-acted two hours at the art house, full of witty observations and fellow feeling. But, really, it has no business being a movie"	POS
United States	Connie Ogle Miami Herald	"Paul Giamatti does what he does best: He plays a guy who is deeply flawed, occasionally heroic, perfectly normal and utterly fascinating"	POS
United States	Joe Neumaier New York Daily News	"There isn't a moment in "Barney's Version" that doesn't feel like a labor of love (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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