Let me get right to it, Barbarian is a film that is *very* well made from a filmmaking perspective, but the script is too complex for its own good, it winds up losing track of what it aims to convey to the audience, and eventually fails because of this.
This will be a brief review because i dont want to risk spoiling a film that you're still in time to catch.
The acting, dialogue, direction, photography, etc - everything that deals with production - was VERY good. If you are interested in filmmaking, then absolutely, watch Barbarian.
The script was complex and, reasonably interesting, but it changes tone through the movie, and at once point forgets that there's an audience out there that wants to be entertained.
Barbarian could have easily been saved. A few cuts, a few minor edits, and you would have had a successful film. But as it is now, i cannot recommend this. You don't want to be in that situation where you start getting into the film, and then 10 minutes later you are thinking "wth am i watching?", which is exactly what Barbarian does to you.
My vote: 5.5/10.
This will be a brief review because i dont want to risk spoiling a film that you're still in time to catch.
The acting, dialogue, direction, photography, etc - everything that deals with production - was VERY good. If you are interested in filmmaking, then absolutely, watch Barbarian.
The script was complex and, reasonably interesting, but it changes tone through the movie, and at once point forgets that there's an audience out there that wants to be entertained.
Barbarian could have easily been saved. A few cuts, a few minor edits, and you would have had a successful film. But as it is now, i cannot recommend this. You don't want to be in that situation where you start getting into the film, and then 10 minutes later you are thinking "wth am i watching?", which is exactly what Barbarian does to you.
My vote: 5.5/10.