Dustin Hoffman stole the show. His performance was engrossing, and especially at the beginning, his character was utterly real.Hoffman twinkles on screen.
The other actors benefitted from his confident approach and seemed to become less self-conscious as the movie pregressed. At the end Hoffman's becomes more sentimental but I think that's the writing.
The character of Barney was lesss convincing. Also, Barney is a jerk, the only time I liked him was when he fell asleep at dinner becuase he was boered. That seemed more loveable. Giamatto's acting comes across as cold at times which makes his character even more repugnant. It's not a great movie.
