“Barney’s Version” – Cate Marquis (St. Louis Jewish Light)
Left to Right: Paul Giamatti as Barney and Dustin Hoffman as Izzy in BARNEY'S VERSION. Photo by Takashi Seida, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
Paul Giamatti won a Golden Globe for his performance as Barney Panofsky, a wise-cracking, flawed yet loveable Jewish TV producer in Toronto, whose wide-ranging life and loves are the subject of “Barney’s Version.” This tale of a man’s three loves is a mix of absurd comedy and bittersweet drama.
Based on Mordecai Richler’s prize-winning novel, the film is always very smart and starts out comic. But it slowly evolves into something warmer, an even sentimental drama,... Barney’s Version – Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
Kent’s Take:
“Barney’s Version” reveals Barney Panofsky’s take on life, love and commitment.
Barney is not the most likable guy. He is not a handsome man, but he does have his charming moments. At certain times of his life he is a pariah, a lush, an adulterer, and accused of murder. Yet, along this rocky road, his search for love reveals the tiring, dark underbelly of a relationship. As his marriages progress, he gets closer to hitting the mark of true love.
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