Paul Giamatti tries romance and wigs in the trailer for Barney’s Version

By Dave Davis

Posted 16 years ago

I can’t decide what’s more unsettling: seeing Paul Giamatti with a full head of hair (not the “John Adams” kind), or watching him land several different reasonably attractive women.

Giamatti is the Barney of the title in BARNEY’S VERSION, an adaptation of the award-winning novel by Canadian author Mordecai Richler. The story: “Take a wild ride through the life and memories of Barney Panofsky, a hard-drinking, cigar-smoking, foulmouthed 65-year old hockey fanatic and television producer. We accompany the irascible Barney as he reflects on his life’s successes and (numerous) gaffes and failures as the final chapters of his own existence come sharply into focus.”

The movie also features Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Rachelle Lefevre, Scott Speedman, Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Greenwood and Saul Rubinek.

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