Movie Review Spake: Nothing fresh about pretentious 'Anna Karenina'

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Laurie Sparham

Film Review Anna Karenina

This film image released by Focus Features shows Keira Knightley in a scene from "Anna Karenina." (AP Photo/Focus Features, Laurie Sparham)

Laurie Sparham

Film Review Anna Karenina

This film image released by Focus Features shows Aaron Taylor-Johnson, left, and Keira Knightley in a scene from "Anna Karenina." (AP Photo/Focus Features, Laurie Sparham)

Laurie Sparham

Film Review Anna Karenina

This film image released by Focus Features shows Jude Law in a scene from "Anna Karenina." (AP Photo/Focus Features, Laurie Sparham)

Laurie Sparham

Film Review Anna Karenina

This film image released by Focus Features shows Jude Law, left, and Keira Knightley in a scene from "Anna Karenina." (AP Photo/Focus Features, Laurie Sparham)

Laurie Sparham

Film Review Anna Karenina

This film image released by Focus Features shows Keira Knightley in a scene from "Anna Karenina." (AP Photo/Focus Features, Laurie Sparham)

Laurie Sparham

Anna Karenina

This publicity film image released by Focus Features shows actress Keira Knightley, left, and director Joe Wright on the set of the film, "Anna Karenina." While “Pride & Prejudice” and “Atonement” were fresh, lively takes for an age that finds costume drama stuffy, Wright planned a wild and possibly off-putting ride on “Anna Karenina,” confining most of the action to a dilapidated theater where the actors would perform in a stylized cinematic ballet without the usual grand sweep of period-drama locations. (AP Photo/Focus Features, Laurie Sparham, File)