Review of Anna Karenina (2012) by Karla K — 25 Feb 2013

I don't think the stagecraft added to the film.

This review of Anna Karenina (2012) was written by Karla K on 25 Feb 2013.

Anna Karenina has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Anna Karenina (2012) Movie Reviews (860)
Anna Karenina (2012) Critic Reviews (151)
Anna Karenina (2012) User Reviews (709)

More Reviews of Anna Karenina

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Haven W (150) on 25 Jun 2018

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

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

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…

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Candice Frederick (452) for Reel Talk Online (378) on 06 Sep 2017

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…

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Robertbrogan (63) on 26 Sep 2015

Anna Karenina is a great story, and this is an adaptation that gets better each time you see it…

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

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…

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

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…

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Christelle T (11) on 13 Dec 2015

Keira's show from romantic start to tragic finish…

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Phillip D (566) on 11 Dec 2016

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

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

By Lauren S (792) on 31 Jan 2016

Gorgeous costume design and cinematography…

Read Review

Review of Anna Karenina (2012)

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

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

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Naked Lunch (1991)

By Rob Thomas (1,118) for Capital Times (Madison, WI) (875) on 06 Mar 2003

Cronenberg is the right man for a very, very odd job…

Read Review

Review of Moulin Rouge! (2001)

By Drunkenmaster (4) on 19 Feb 2007

This is a film for people who know nothing of history and don't mind seeing one of the most talented and tragic artists of all time portrayed…

Read Review

Review of The Philadelphia Story (1940)

By Jacob E (203) on 23 May 2013

I can't pin point the exact reason but this movie didn't appeal to me... perhaps I was in the wrong frame of mind…

Read Review

Review of The Lost World (1925)

By Bethie W (51) on 04 Mar 2007

Oh dear...well its better than the 1990 remake…

Read Review

Review of Topaz (1969)

By Alan M (531) on 27 Jan 2009

This and Torn Curtain must be Hitchcock's worst! Appalling…

Read Review

Review of The Hustler (1961)

By Sarah C (1,146) on 23 Aug 2009

I put this on expecting some kind of fast-talking, low-riding, straight-shooting excursion into ... well ... hustling, really…

Read Review

Review of The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 20 Feb 2008

One of the first probes of mob lynch, Wellman's grim, uncompromising expose was critically acclaimed but failed, perhaps because it was released…

Read Review

Review of Lolita (1962)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 25 May 2012

Irons' doleful lassitude sucks the energy right out of the story and makes this listlessly directed adaptation droop all the more…

Read Review

Review of Animal Farm (1999)

By Ryan Gibbons (186) on 16 Jun 2010

Good Animation for the time. I find the book absolutely dreadful so I am not a fan of this story…

Read Review

Review of B. Monkey (1999)

By Jayda L (5) on 02 Sep 2006

Any movie starring Asia Argento which isn't 90 minutes of hardcore sex is just a terrible waste…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Anna Karenina

2012

62%860 Reviews

Road Trip

2000

59%448 Reviews

The Third Wheel

2002

41%47 Reviews

Survive Style 5+

2004

80%260 Reviews

Stuck on You

2003

58%484 Reviews

Destroyer

2018

58%175 Reviews

Burke & Hare

2010

51%395 Reviews

The Unseen

2005

61%16 Reviews

Gigli

2003

28%443 Reviews

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002

72%588 Reviews