Barton Fink was the 1991 movie from directors Coen Brothers (Big Lebowski, Raising Arizona and Fargo). In the movie Barton Fink has created a renowned play in New York has been asked to create a movie for capitol movies. After an interview with the CEO of Capitol records, the CEO asks Barton to create a wrestling movie. The problem is, is that Barton is suffering from writers block and is unable to get past the first page. Barton tries to create an excuse for the writing block by making a noise complaint to the hotel. The man who received the noise complaint talks to Barton and they start talking. Soon Barton and Charlie become friends. Barton meets a fellow writer or producer (I don’t really know) for Capitol records and Barton tells him his situation with writers block and how he needs help. Ben Geisler gives him the advice of meet fellow writers and watch other wrestling pictures. Barton follows the advice, watching the films and meeting the acclaimed writer M.P Mayhew who was being sick in a bathroom stall. Barton arranges a meeting with Mayhew also with his wife. In the meeting Mayhew is rude to his wife as he is drunk and Barton confronts him about his actions, this makes Mayhew leave and eventually his wife tags along. To apologise for Mayhews actions his wife talks to Barton. She tells Barton that she actually writes the books and Mayhew has nothing to do with it. After a speech by Barton about how she deserves all the credit, Barton and Audrey sleep together. When Barton wakes up he finds Audrey dead next to him, with the help of Charlie, they hide the body and Charlie announces that he is going to New York. The day after Barton is interviewed by detectives and they tell him that Charlie is actually called madman charlie and is a prolific murderer. Not long after the detectives handcuff Barton to his bed. Then suddenly the hotel goes alight with Charlie killing the detectives with a shotgun and leaving Fink in the building but releasing him from the handcuffs.Fink suddenly has a movie idea and in no time makes a script but sadly Fink leaves with no movie deal and mystery package Charlie gave to him then the movie suddenly ends
This movie was spectacular, full of suspense and SO many twists. The Coen brothers have yet again made a spectacular movie which is both quirky and scary leaving you on the edge of your seat at the Madman’s arrival, the movie is perfectly paced and the cinematography is stunning with the movie doing everything it can to add to the movie. The hallway in the move is long but empty so whenever someone is in it you know something is going to happen, it really is just a stunning movie with an amazing story. I give this movie a 10/10
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