Movie review - "Barney's Version" (2010) ***

Mid life crisis cinema about a dissatisfied, self destructive boomer who nonetheless manages to make a pile of cash in a sexy industry and have three hot wives and some famous friends. I would probably find it extremely annoying if it was Australian but this had the benefit of being unapologetically Canadian - fanatical ice hockey fans, a house in the country - and also Paul Giamanti's performance in the lead. It's a star studded cast - Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike (bland but pretty, as always), Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Greenwood, etc - plus a lot of cameos from Canadian directors. It's from a popular novel and felt like it.