A middle-tier marriage drama distinguished by an excellent Paul Giamatti. Richler’s tome takes the form of Barney’s memoir (written in response to a nemesis’ slanderous allegations), allowing the ...

He works in mysterious ways.

The spirit(s) of Mordecai Richler’s antic novel have been captured in this freewheeling adaptation. Paul Giamatti channels both Richler and Barney, the thrice-married anti-hero who goes from wife to ...