Review of Anna Karenina (2012) by Megan F — 21 Mar 2013

Solid film and captivating cinematography.

This review of Anna Karenina (2012) was written by Megan F on 21 Mar 2013.

Anna Karenina has generally received positive reviews.

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It's far from a perfect film, but Anna Karenina should be praised for its attempt to reinvent the wheel of stuffy costume-clad Masterpiece…

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By M N (116) on 27 Oct 2017

This movie tries and fails…

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By Carlos M (2,069) on 18 Nov 2015

Very goood....and I don't like romance movies…

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By Robert A (771) on 08 Feb 2018

The scenes are fleeting and transient. This is due to the way It Is filmed…

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By Stuart Klawans (282) for The Nation (355) on 08 Jan 2018

This Anna Karenina might not be Tolstoy, but it's the next best thing to a Baz Luhrmann extravaganza, and with even better costumes…

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By Phillip D (566) on 11 Dec 2016

Fantastic adaptation! And how beautifully Tolstoi's symbolism was depicted. Plus the great cast. Loved it…

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By Hayden G (110) on 05 Mar 2016

A ravishing, romantic epic, visualizing happiness, love and matters of the heart through a lens of wondrously exhilarating artifice…

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By Sean M (1,168) on 15 Jan 2016

This film explores various themes of love, and does so very well. Not bogged down in the various plot-lines, it's pace snaps by with ease…

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By Kelly Jane Torrance (368) for Washington Examiner (271) on 19 Dec 2018

The constant flashes Anna has of a train rolling on a track -- an obvious foreshadow of her fate -- are beyond ridiculous…

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By Greg W (4,011) 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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