Review of Barton Fink (1991) by Mikeg — 01 Dec 2006
Barton Fink is arguably the Coen Brothers masterpiece. Not a single scene is wasted, and that includes the washed out backgrounds, the costumes worn by the characters, and every single bit of juicy dialogue.
In a movie filled with awesome supporting performances by John Goodman, Judy Davis, a scene-stealing Michael Lerner and even Tony Shalhoub, John Turturro is the glue that holds this film together. Some actors fail in Coen Brothers movies because they seem too much like spectators.
..not in their skin and almost watching the movie with the rest of us. Turturro is perfect - an inhabitant of the insane world he's in but also an interloper at the same time. As mentioned above, the dialogue is all wonderful, crisp, sharp, funny, and meaningful all at once.
Watch this movie twice if you don't quite get it the first time...the pay-off is simply incredible.
This review of Barton Fink (1991) was written by Mikeg on 01 Dec 2006.
Barton Fink has generally received very positive reviews.
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