Barton Fink

A great movie, definitely see it. Reviewer: nnowgoo (13 years old), Date: December 24, 2007 I say: A very dark, strange, and great movie... John Tuturo did very well as the half crazy writer, Barton Fink. ... Full Review

What follows is a cleverly constructed, spectacularly shot, beautifully art directed film about the ego agonies of a pretentious artist. Said by writer Barton Fink as he battles to keep his artistic credibility in Hollywood. ... Full Review

Barton Fink " was the first film to win all major awards at the Cannes Film Festival. If ever a film deserved or needed one it is " Barton Fink . Movie buffs will obviously enjoy the movie. ... Full Review

Barton Fink is a splendid satire of Hollywood and the struggles every writer faces. Although initially disappointed by the lack of a digital track, I quickly realized that what is offered does a fine job considering Barton Fink is a quiet, dialog driven film. ... Full Review

Fink himself (John Turturro, named best actor at Cannes) is an aspiring writer lured to Hollywood for large sums of money to write a masterpiece for the common man. It seemed at first that Barton Fink might disarm their critics, particularly after winning the Palme D'Or and two other major awards at Cannes. ... Full Review

Later, Fink encounters one of his heroes, writer W.P. Mayhew (John Mahoney), whose advice he seeks - only to discover that Mayhew also sold out a long time before. We first glimpse jittery, serious-minded Barton Fink (John Turturro) while he is backstage at his new play, absently moving his lips to dialogue spoken by actors on the stage. ... Full Review

later the Coens will make a really good, commercial movie,'' insists one studio production executive.....It's a little weird,'' admits Barenholtz.....Says Barenholtz, ''It's counterprogramming to have an intelligent film out there against the summer films.....We're playing Barton Fink for all it's worth in five cities in August....But it gets across the offbeat quality of the film..... ... Full Review

Barton, with his artistic ''purity,'' his reverse-snob naivete about the Common Man, is a fool who's getting his cosmic comeuppance.....The fourth film by the Coen brothers (Joel directs, Ethan produces, and they both write the scripts), Barton Fink has an atmosphere of languid comic anxiety.....During the opening-night performance of his new Broadway play, he stands in the wings, reverently murmuring his poetry-of-the-Common-Man dialogue along with the actors.....Turturro, giving his raspy voice an idealis ... Full Review

Michael Lerner's performance as a Mayer-like studio overlord is sensational.....Working at home, Fink suffers from intense writer's block.....Goodman is marvelous as the folksy neighbor, rolling his tongue around pages of wonderful dialog.....Judy Davis nicely etches a woman who has a way with difficult writers.... ... Full Review

There he meets a friendly but slightly off-kilter insurance salesman (John Goodman) and his hero, an old time writer (John Mahoney). Nothing turns out as it seems, and the surreal finale to the film elevate the movie to being one of the Coens' best. ... Full Review