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Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
One of the Best Dark Comedies Ever Made
by johnyhansome (movies profile) (Jan 24, 2007)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
A Very Great and Very Dark Comedy of "The Life of the Mind & The Common Man." This movie is a kick in the ass to all the phony liberal arts elitists. A real satirical cri... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A-
Visuals: A+
An enigma wrapped in a puzzle shrouded in mystery
by pfeiffers_love_slave (movies profile) (Sep 27, 2005)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I'm mystified with the negative response to this film from so many people. Yes, it moves slow, yes it's confusing, yes the plot is cryptic and takes a weird, Lynchian tu... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Sometimes Hollywood Can Be Hell.
by horsesqueen399 (movies profile) (Jul 6, 2006)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
What a very odd movie. The first viewing of it I had no idea what the hell was going on. But after the second time I saw through the symbols, and it lead me to a world of... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: B
Acting: B
Direction: C+
Visuals: A-
It's so weird!
by samuraifa451 (movies profile) (Nov 8, 2007)
I don't even know where to begin to talk about Barton Fink. It's an original idea, however that works with and against it. With in the sense that the last half hour is... Full Review

Overall Grade: A-
Story: A-
Acting: A
Direction: A-
Visuals: A-
odd and totally brilliant
by nicholls805 (movies profile) (May 6, 2007)
the coen brothers certainly have the nack for odd ball characters. this film seemed a little odd at first but by the time the credits rolled i was hooked and enjoying the... Full Review

Overall Grade: D+
Story: D+
Acting: C
Direction: D+
Visuals: D+
What's Just Happened?
by shyremare21 (movies profile) (Sep 23, 2006)
Stories based on writers don't seem to be very interesting. Most of them are boring and pointless. But this film was interesting, at first. The characters were intriguing... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: B-
Visuals: B
ONE OF THE SMARTEST MOVIES EVER
by dellingerstudios (movies profile) (Oct 17, 2005)
Barton fink is one of those movies that no one, except those who worked on it, will ever truly understand the plot. That is a good thing because the plot can be so many d... Full Review

Overall Grade: D
Story: D
Acting: A
Direction: D
Visuals: B-
uhhhh
by ice_k99 (movies profile) (Sep 27, 2005)
What the *****... This movie definitely has some flaws. I would definitely not recommend watching this movie. I think the first line of my review says it all  

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A-
Fascinating
by gfog1 (movies profile) (Sep 21, 2005)
This is a strong entry in the Coen Brothers' oeuvre. John Turturro is excellent as Barton Fink, a "common man" playwright who gets an offer to write for the "pictures".... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
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The artist desperate for honest self-expression
by tbtrerise (movies profile) (Aug 16, 2005)
It is perhaps not coincidental that three of my favorite films explore the theme of the artist desperate for honest self-expression in the form of cinema, but confronted... Full Review
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