The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Barney's Version
Comedy · Drama · 2010
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
Movie details
Barney's Version
“First he got married. Then he got married again. Then he met the love of his life.”
2010 Comedy · Drama 2h 14m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Barney's Version?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Richard J. Lewis
Written by
Michael Konyves
Paul Giamatti
Barney Panofsky
Dustin Hoffman
Izzy Panofsky
Rosamund Pike
Miriam Grant-Panofsky
Minnie Driver
The 2nd Mrs. P
Scott Speedman
Boogie
Rachelle Lefevre
Clara 'Chambers' Charnofsky
Bruce Greenwood
Blair
Court is in session
Put Barney's Version on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.