This schizophrenic trailer for Paul Giamatti’s latest film Barney’s Version might be a little too revealing and even more confusing in its selling of the movie’s tone, but there is plenty to suggest that this movie is going to contain a magnificent performance by Andrew’s main man.

Based on Canadian author Mordecai Richler’s novel of the same name, the movie “is the warm, wise, and witty story of Barney Panofsky, a seemingly ordinary man who lives an extraordinary life. A candid confessional, told from Barney’s point of view, the film spans four decades and two continents, taking us through the different “acts” of his unusual history. … With his father, Izzy (Dustin Hoffman) as his sidekick, Barney takes us through the many highs, and a few too many lows, of his long and colorful life.”

Despite the sloppy trailer, with everyone involved and the material, this should be a very good movie. We’ll find out early next year when it comes out.