Barbarian (2022)
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- Synopsis:
- Horror written and directed by Zach Cregger. When Tess Marshall (Georgina Campbell) arrives at the home she's rented while staying in Detroit for a job interview, she finds it double booked and already occupied by Keith (Bill Skarsgård). With a storm raging and no hotel rooms available, she stays, but soon Keith is the least of her problems. They aren't alone, because this house is home to nightmares. Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis and Jaymes Butler also star.
- Actors:
- Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long, Matthew Patrick Davis, Richard Brake, Kurt Braunohler, Jaymes Butler, Sophie Sörensen, Rachel Fowler, J.R. Esposito, Kate Nichols, Kate Bosworth, Brooke Dillman, Sara Paxton, Will Greenberg, Derek Morse, Trevor Van Uden, Zach Cregger, Devina Vassileva, Kalina Stancheva
- Directors:
- Zach Cregger
- Producers:
- Roy Lee, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, Arnon Milchan
- Writers:
- Zach Cregger
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of Barbarian
OTT Horror B-Movie Set Mostly in Run-Down Detroit - Barbarian review by PV
OK so this movie has, for reasons that escape me, won awards and got a great critical response - I think that has something to do with the woke metoo revenge themes ticking dem boxes. Because really, this is pure shlock horror, peak B-Movie. Nothing wrong with that BUT that is all it is.
One aspect of this film I liked was the handbrake turn new scenes and settings - which happen twice (no spoilers). It jolts the viewer out of their comfort zone which is nice.
But really, the plot of more full of holes that the potholed roads of Detroit, and do not even start thinking about timelines or you'll enter a rabbit hole of "how can that be when..." and "why is is that...". Just let it flow over you...
I could predict the fate of one character here as soon as they appear - the new woke revenge trope is now often used in films. The issue of the decline of Detroit is interesting, though the imagined past with a bit too Truman Show.
Utterly unbelievable from start to finish, but entertaining enough for horror fans - though it's very panto horror, a bit like a Michael Jackson video.
I liked the moments of dark humour and this film has the best use of a tape measure in a plot I have ever seen!
3 stars. Solid horror.