Harry Situation Reviews: Barbarian
Hello, everyone.
I know it's been a while since you seen one of my reviews. Thing was I was getting over COVID Omicron, followed up with a serious case of bronchitis and a slipped ribbed. Yeah, things haven't been going well for me health wise for the past month. But I'm fully recovered and got a new review for you all. Plus, I'll be taking some vacation time later this week so I can work on more writing.
Barbarian is a new horror thriller directed by Zach Cregger. It stars Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgaard, Justin Long, and Richard Blake. The film centers around a young woman (played by Georgina Campbell) drives to Detroit for an interview. She rents a house in a remote neighborhood only to find that it is already taken by a young man (played by Bill Skarsgaard). With little options she stays the night only to learn of the house's dark secrets.
I had no clue what I was getting into before watching this movie. I mainly went to see it because a friend of my couldn't stop talking about it. He really like this movie. And I have to admit, I really like it too.
All the actors do a stellar job in this. Georgina Campbell was great. Bill Skarsgaard is just fantastic. Justin Long - god, I haven't seen that guy in so long - was outstanding. Just fantastic job from the whole cast.
I think what I like most about Barbarian is that it isn't like traditional horror. It doesn't rely on cheap jumpscares or fake outs to scare its audience, or any of that other bullshit that modern horror tries to throw at audiences. It relies more on building suspense and tension. As soon as the characters explore the basement inside the house there is a wave of suspense that thrashes out at you, and you're on the edge of your seat the entire time. The horror comes from when you understand what's really going on in this house and it just makes you completely uncomfortable.
The music is also great. It really helps build up the suspension throughout.
The only issue I might have against the movie is its story structure. It starts off with Georgina's and Bill's characters meeting for the first time and talking in this rental house, and then later on it cuts to Justin Long's character doing something else, somewhere else. It's oddly bizarre.
This is one of the most bizarre horror film I've seen since Hereditary. I hate to keep this review brief but honestly I can't talk too much about the movie. I feel like if I get into any details I'd be spoiling the whole movie. This is one of those movies you have to see to understand. Overall, Barbarian gets my highest recommendation.
Positives:
-Great performances
-Great suspense & atmosphere
-Terrifying revelations
-Creepy music
-Not traditional horror
Negatives:
-Story structure
Final Grade: A
So those are my thoughts on Barbarian. Have you seen it? What are your thoughts on it? Please be kind, leave a like and comment, and check out more reviews here on Prose!
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Tess: "Nope."
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