First he got married. Then he got married again. Then he met the love of his life.
| Cast |
Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Scott Speedman, Bruce Greenwood, Rosamund Pike |
| Director |
Richard J. Lewis |
| Screenplay | Michael Konyves, from the novel by Mordecai Richler |
| Music | Pasquale Catalano |
| Cinematography | Guy Dufaux |
| Editing | Susan Shipton |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Made in | 2010 |
| Produced by | Serendipity Point Films, Fandango, The Harold Greenberg Fund, Lyla FIlms |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong, fairly frequent |
| Nudity | Brief |
| Sex | Some, brief, moderate |
| Violence | Brief, mildish |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | Infrequent profanities |
| Drug abuse | Brief |
| Comments | Strong language and mature themes. Parents should be vigilant. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Michael Rechtshaffen  Aversion to staying married is Barney's lively tale | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi | 15 | |
| Cape Times Michael Rechtshaffen Wonderful, warts and all | 10 |  |
| iAfrica.com Candace Whitehead | 15 | |
| Box Office Barbara Goslawski Barney's Version is one of those rare films whose caricature of life illuminates, a vivid story of a topsy-turvy character so flawed you love him despite yourself. | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 18 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson The film’s final scenes attain the degree of pathos they require. | 10 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers Rosamund Pike is perfection as Barney's true love, and Dustin Hoffman makes magic as Barney's randy dad. It's acting heaven. | 13 |  |
| Metacritic.com 33 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 120 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer With a magnificent performance by Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version offers much comedy and insight to the complexities of modern romance. | 16 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 1616 Netizens Loved Barney, all of his Friends, and his wives | 15 | |
Average .. 70% | 14 | |