Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Barney’s Version

Actors:  Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Scott Speedman, Dustin Hoffman
Rating: 7 out of 10, A fairly entertaining film chronicling the life of a Canadian television producer who fights well above his weight in the love department.  His story is told almost exclusively through flashbacks which can be tricky but handled well here.  He’s introduced as a complete creep but we learn about his journey through three marriages how he got to that point and we’re eventually allowed to see there was more, well concealed depth.  This is one of those movies you’ll be tempted to give up on, but if you hang in, you’ll be rewarded.
MVP:  Hoffman as Barney’s artless yet loyal cop father

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