Review of Anna Karenina (2012) by Justin A — 09 Jul 2013

The movie is very artistic but still fails to make the story interesting...

This review of Anna Karenina (2012) was written by Justin A on 09 Jul 2013.

Anna Karenina has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jishnu C (5) on 12 Jan 2019

Beautifully crafted movie from a long and boring novel. All credit goes to the director Joe Wright for such a fantastic job…

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By Vincenzo P (20) on 21 Jan 2018

Horrible and unnecessary adaptation of a great classic. The movie is just flamboyant and Keira Knightley is just not a good actress…

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By Jack M (695) on 01 Nov 2017

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By Taisia M (12) on 28 Dec 2015

Joe Wright & Tom Stoppard really win with this conceptual adaptation of this story…

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By Filipeneto (856) on 22 Jan 2020

Sometimes it shows quality but it didn't convince me. Anna Karenina is one of the classics of Russian literature…

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By Ashley M (744) on 05 Oct 2016

Ironic that one of our great realist novels is adapted in such a surreal fashion, but the stage fakery works thematically as a representation…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 30 Aug 2018

Wright has said he did not wish to make 'yet another period drama', and he's achieved this, has explored something new, but at an emotional cost…

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By Lucy N (1) on 21 Dec 2016

Soundtrack is amazing. Message about love's constant betrayl is interesting. Music is 5/5…

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By Pauline (9) on 05 Jun 2016

Keira Knightly, whom I've always thought of as average, did an amazing job in this tragic Russian tale…

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By M N (116) on 27 Oct 2017

This movie tries and fails…

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