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Barton Fink (1991) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Barton Fink (1991) a score of 3.1306 out of 4

based on (64) reviews

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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

Like the mysterious, bound package Goodman gives Turturro (the contents are never revealed), the Coens isolate a small area of interest, bind it with psycho-atmospheric finesse, then wait for something significant to emerge. Even after a second viewing ...read the complete Barton Fink movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

Film Freak Central

Each a specimen of film noir, the genre in which the Coens have most often toiled (see: Blood Simple, Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and The Man Who Wasn't There), Miller's Crossing and Barton Fink--period pictures set at least a decade-and-a-half apart--both ...read the complete Barton Fink movie review at Film Freak Central

Boxoffice Magazine

There are those who believe that the Coen brothers have never been better than they were for a brief period in 1990 and 1991 when they made, in short order, "Miller's Crossing" and "Barton Fink." For die-hard Coen fans, these two films represent their ...read the complete Barton Fink movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

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