Review of Barton Fink (1991) by Slade W — 15 Jul 2015

Superb film. Absolutely loved every minute. My favourite Coen Brothers film. 10/10.

This review of Barton Fink (1991) was written by Slade W on 15 Jul 2015.

Barton Fink has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Barton Fink

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Tim M (3,013) on 18 Nov 2016

Barton Fink is a unique and highly unpredictable film about a successful playwright who moves to Hollywood to begin writing screenplays and…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Salman F (100) on 18 Dec 2018

Barton Fink is an amazingly satisfying film. The Coen brothers trademark is thick…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Moviemastereddy (139) on 02 Apr 2016

What Raising Arizona was to baby lust, Barton Fink is to writer's block -- a rapturously funny, strangely bittersweet, moderately horrifying…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for Combustible Celluloid (2,644) on 23 Aug 2017

Weird, funny, would-be cult film, filled with its strange spaces and surreal dream logic…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Jose C (734) on 30 Jul 2017

There are no other words to else describe the performances but to agree that they're genuinely terrific while following the Coen Brothers…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Drblahblah (64) on 29 Apr 2017

The Coen Brothers' most underrated film, by far, and one of the best films (maybe THE best) about the life of the mind, to use Barton's expression…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Sharon R (126) on 17 Aug 2017

I love Barton Fink! Haven't seen anything this entertaining in a long time…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Shareef B (24) on 25 Jul 2015

Complex themes, dark humor and great acting make for a good time. Just another Coen Brothers classic…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By Layne N (3) on 17 Dec 2016

Holy shit. How have I never seen this before? This was perfect. Not sure if it makes my top Coen Brothers films…

Read Review

Review of Barton Fink (1991)

By S D (35) on 16 Sep 2017

Coen Writers Block. Coen brothers: Let's write the most inane, senseless movie ever, and I bet people will rave about it. They were right…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Lost Highway (1997)

By Robert I (1,833) on 22 Jan 2013

Least favorite Lynch film. Dark and pessimistic. I can't watch it without thinking how much Lynch hated the critics of Fire Walk With Me…

Read Review

Review of Double Dragon (1994)

By Steven P (482) on 14 Dec 2010

Wow, talk about an awesomely bad game-to-movie adaptation, this and Street Fighter: The Movie are on par with each other for sheer guilty pleasure…

Read Review

Review of 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

By Thegodfatherson (586) on 23 Oct 2013

I'd go so far as to say that if you really liked this film, you have a career working in fast food to look forward to. Get it? Fast food…

Read Review

Review of The Bodyguard (1992)

By Pamela Bruce (10) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 26 May 2017

Perhaps one of the most unbearable viewing experiences of the year, complete with a formulaic script, lousy acting, and muddled direction…

Read Review

Review of Wag the Dog (1997)

By Hung-Ya L (416) on 15 Jan 2017

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Very, very boring political comedy (…

Read Review

Review of The Ninth Gate (1999)

By Imthenoob (1,101) on 26 Aug 2018

IDK how this is so loved, I really don't. Nothing worked in this film…

Read Review

Review of Paris, Texas (1984)

By Qiuhdib (1) on 11 Mar 2019

Wings of Desire is an incredibly beautiful movie. I love it. So it was really soul-crushing to watch this one. It took me days to finish…

Read Review

Review of GoodFellas (1990)

By Ocd6766 (2) on 20 Oct 2019

I've watched this film several times now and each time I've grown to dislike it more and more…

Read Review

Review of Rear Window (1954)

By Broyax (884) on 04 Feb 2020

Bon alors, j'aimerais -une fois n'est pas coutume- commencer par une note positive : la gracieuse Grace Kelly et sa blondeur enivrante ainsi…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

Barbie

2023

68%382 Reviews