Barney's Version (what Margaret and David forgot to mention)

Yes Paul Giamatti is good. And I have as big a crush on Dustin Hoffman as any of us. But 4 stars apiece? What's going on? Barney's Version is a bloated life story, loaded with too many relationships, a strange whodunnit B-story and the inclusion of a terminal illness to tug audience heartstrings. I really enjoyed the first half. They should've left it there.