{"id":39466,"date":"2023-10-12T02:10:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=39466"},"modified":"2023-10-12T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T18:31:23","slug":"barbarian-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/12\/barbarian-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbarian (2022)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Director Zach Cregger\u2019s horror dark comedy is one of the most unpredictable horror movies I\u2019ve seen in years. After missing it in 2022 due to\u2026 circumstances, I\u2019m glad I finally went in to it as blind as humanly possible. It\u2019s a good thing to go in to \u201cBarbarian\u201d blind, because it takes the audience in to twists, turns, and spirals that they simply will not see coming. It begins as one kind of movie, turns in to another kind of movie, and then doesn\u2019t stop shedding its skin to become a completely different kind of beast.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Traveling in to a new town for a job interview, a young woman named Tess discovers the rental BnB that she booked is already occupied by a stranger, a seemingly charming, but enigmatic guy named Keith. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the night but soon discovers there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.<\/p>\n

Again, I thought I had \u201cBarbarian\u201d figured out from the starting gate, but I was so absolutely wrong. \u201cBarbarian\u201d takes us in to this non-linear horror tale that, without our knowledge, begins as a puzzle with pieces scattered every which say. By the end everything is pretty much crashing in to place, and what seems inexplicable begin to make sense. And once they finally make sense, it\u2019s about as sickening and horrendous as one can possibly imagine. For the most part, the unpredictability is the appeal of \u201cBarbarian\u201d as it manages to unfold a tense tale about two people in an awkward situation. What seems like it might become a tale of cat and mouse just peels away at layers that become so much more rotten beneath.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s kind of surprising that protagonist Tess doesn\u2019t see the warning signs when she arrives at her BnB, especially as she\u2019s accosted by a homeless man before entering the house. Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd and Georgina Campbell are great in their respective roles and have some dynamite chemistry. Skarsg\u00e5rd can take on any kind of role at this point in his career and make it work, and he\u2019s interesting as Keith. Once Georgina begins digging in to her Bnb, the narrative just dials up the immensely psychotic and bizarre catalyst for her horrific experience. The introduction of the second half (bolstered by Justin Long\u2019s sudden appearance) is beautifully handled with a well paced dip in to what we eventually learn is some truly twisted gore and grue.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s complimented by the excellent make up effects. More so what I loved about \u201cBarbarian\u201d is its sick sense of humor and how it takes such a weird scenario runs with it, eliciting some memorable albeit sickening moments. \u201cBarbarian\u201d is a pure horror gem, one that\u2019ll keep viewers buzzing about long as its closing credits. I intend to re-visit it, soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Director Zach Cregger\u2019s horror dark comedy is one of the most unpredictable horror movies I\u2019ve seen in years. After missing it in 2022 due to\u2026 circumstances, I\u2019m glad I finally went in to it as blind as humanly possible. It\u2019s a good thing to go in to \u201cBarbarian\u201d blind, because it takes the audience in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12],"tags":[477,703,1012,1087],"class_list":["post-39466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-halloween-horror-month","category-movie-reviews","tag-horror","tag-mystery","tag-survival","tag-thriller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39466"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41354,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39466\/revisions\/41354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}