Anna Karenina(2012)- User Reviews

I love Kiera Knightley. But this movie was a little lame to me.
It started out like you were watching a play. They would change the backgrounds. Then portray her on a train, and show a little model train running. It was ludicrous. At one scene they …more»

If you have all they key characters, but communicate none of the essence of a novel, give it another name and say it was "loosely inspired by" the novel. Don't pretend this was Anna Karenina. This movie does not reflect the powerful themes …more»

I have loved the story for a long time but I was confused by the format chosen to to turn the story into a movie. I'm not often confused by movies but I did not get the stage format for some of it. I would love to have that explained to me. I know …more»

Like many other reviewers have said, this movie cannot compare to the book. However, I didn't really expect it to. I think the movie portrayed the story well, and the actors were fabulous. I thought the set and costumes were incredible, and I loved …more»

I went into this movie not expecting to see a mirror image of the book and I was right. This was a terrible adaptation and I was seriously let down even though I wasn't expecting them to follow the book word for word.

For anyone that enjoys classics …more»

Unfortunately, not a well acted dramatic version of the masterpiece drama!
Save your money and time! No redeeming qualities here!
People were laughing the entire way through,and those were the only patrons not getting up and just leaving!
My friends and …more»

There is an inherent difference between literature in a book form and a movie form. If you go to the film Anna Karenina and expect the book you will be disappointed. If you expecting interesting cinematic techniques you will be pleased. As an adaption …more»

I thought the adaptation clever, for this is a novel with tons of complexities and nuance - and I walked out of the theater satisfied that the true story was told, and the themes and symbolism were dealt with in a powerful way. I am happy that I have …more»

I went to this film expecting to like it and was roundly disappointed.

The filmmakers obviously felt that how they told the story was way more important than the story itself. Tolstoy's work deserves better.

The production values were high. But, …more»

Tom Stoppard, the screenwriter, did a disservice to Leo Tolstoy by making this a silly, self-indulgent theater piece. If Stoppard wants to keep writing plays, then he should stay in New York and live on Broadway and stay away from movies.

The movie …more»