Barton Fink
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DVD Cover Information Actor: John Goodman, John Mahoney, John Turturro, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Brand: TURTURRO,JOHN Producer: Ethan Coen Writer: Ethan Coen Writer: Joel Coen Producer: Ben Barenholtz Producer: Bill Durkin Producer: Graham Place DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0 Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.66:1 Running Time: 116 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: 20th Century Fox |
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Movie Reviews of Barton Fink
Movie Review: Why Did I Wait So Long to Be So Disappointed . . . ?
Summary: 2 Stars
This film had been recommended to me for some time, so I finally got around to renting it. Unfortunately, by the time it was over I just felt angry at how manipulated I felt. The Coens seem to take special glee in how "profound" they can appear by leaving the viewer in the dark as what the point of it all is. I believe the term is "intellectual masturbation."
To its credit, the production qualities are all first rate: production design, acting, music, and cinematography. The camera work, in particular, reminded me of a Kubrick film, with set pieces which must have taken several takes to get exactly right.
But in the end you feel cheated. The story requires too much patience to stick with in comparison to the payoff at the end, which is non-existent--Just the Coens snickering to themselves as they visually say, "See how cute and clever we are...?" And their point is...?
If you want to check out a Coen brothers film, rent or purchase Miller's Crossing. It is excellent!