An unnerving thriller with twists and turns you won't see coming. “Barbarian” stands out thanks to its stellar performances, gorgeous visuals, and surprisingly effective dashes of humour. To sum up the film, I'd say it has a great first-half, a middling middle, and a little underwhelming conclusion. In the end, I couldn't shake the feeling that the film's latter half doesn't match up to the promise of its first thirty minutes. In most cases, this would make for a subpar experience, but for “Barbarian,” the strengths' mostly make up for its shortcomings.
Enjoyable and worth checking out at least once, but the film is ultimately let down by a couple of flaws that prevent it from being genuinely outstanding.
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Barbarian (2022) 7.2/10 (Good)
An unnerving thriller with twists and turns you won't see coming. “Barbarian” stands out thanks to its stellar performances, gorgeous visuals, and surprisingly effective dashes of humour. To sum up the film, I'd say it has a great first-half, a middling middle, and a little underwhelming conclusion. In the end, I couldn't shake the feeling that the film's latter half doesn't match up to the promise of its first thirty minutes. In most cases, this would make for a subpar experience, but for “Barbarian,” the strengths' mostly make up for its shortcomings.
Enjoyable and worth checking out at least once, but the film is ultimately let down by a couple of flaws that prevent it from being genuinely outstanding.