Anna Karenina
Metascore
63 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 41
  3. Negative: 1 out of 41
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  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    Nov 15, 2012
    88
    The story has been filmed many times, but never with this kind of erotic charge. Knightley is glorious, her eyes blazing with a carnal yearning that can turn vindictive at any perceived slight.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    Nov 15, 2012
    100
    Mr. Wright's Anna Karenina is different. It is risky and ambitious enough to count as an act of artistic hubris, and confident enough to triumph on its own slightly - wonderfully - crazy terms.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Ann Hornaday
    Nov 15, 2012
    100
    While Wright's self-conscious theatricality and dollhouse aesthetic conjure comparisons to Baz Luhrmann and Wes Anderson, he outstrips both those filmmakers in moral seriousness and maturity.
  4. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Marc Mohan
    Nov 23, 2012
    83
    Whatever the interpretation, Stoppard and Wright have demonstrated that Anna's saga has lost none of its power.
  5. indieWIRE
    Reviewed by: Eric Kohn
    Nov 15, 2012
    83
    Wright's extraordinary long takes draw you into the universe of Anna Karenina with a seamless approach that a straightforward literary adaptation could never accomplish.
  6. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Oliver Lyttelton
    Sep 3, 2012
    83
    Both fascinatingly theatrical and thrillingly cinematic, a picture that's lingered on our minds more than we expected.
  7. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: David Ehrlich
    Nov 12, 2012
    90
    The result is a masterpiece of moving pieces, a dizzying and obscenely beautiful film that boils down Tolstoy's text to its most basic elements by making literal the theater of high society.

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User Score
6.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 80 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 28
  3. Negative: 5 out of 28
  1. Harmiclir
    10
    Keira Knightley and Jude Law are extraordinary. Wright's unique and beautifully conceived version of the film, using Tom Stoppard's intelligent adaptation, struck me as perfect for rendering the depth and complexity of the story. The "artifice" of the setting, design and art direction are brought forth with sensitivity and satisfying wholeness. Highly, highly recommended for adults who want to participate in the construction of a wonderful film and story.… Full Review »
  2. Malificus
    3
    I am russian. I read 'Anna Karenina'. And you know what this film left mixed impression. Everything is according to Tolstoy, the actors are brilliant, however the director afforded himself to add a thing of his own to the film every scene of the film was a scene in a theatre! That is nonsense, Tolstoy didn't write that... And only this director-made 'feature' made of the film almost a total bull***t. Whithout that 'feature' the film would be great.… Full Review »
  3. drchoc
    5
    Tolstoy must be "turning over in his grave" if he saw what has been done to his book. The acting is ok although Jude Law really did a fine job, but Knightly has really overplayed her role to the point of laughter at her emoting. But mostly Stoppard has turned a fine literary work into something laughable. The costuming is lovely, and the choreography is much overdone-it looks foppish. Vrovsky is portrayed often as a gay blade. If there is one film to be missed this season, this is it.… Full Review »
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