The Barber
ARC Entertainment (II) | Release Date: March 27, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweMar 26, 2015
A determined focus on tight plotting and engaging character development not only helps keep the budget in check, but also necessitates an economy of style that heightens the impact of the film’s numerous plot twists. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniMar 27, 2015
An ambitious, if wildly uneven, character study that relies on a taut script, snappy dialogue, and a few well-placed plot twists, The Barber boasts a fine turn by Scott Glenn as an aging serial killer. Read full review
60
TheWrapJames RocchiMar 24, 2015
While The Barber may be a first-time directorial effort, it’s tense and taut enough to make an impression thanks in no small part to the steadying, strong presence of Glenn. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyMar 26, 2015
The Barber is a slick but ultimately underwhelming psychochiller. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 25, 2015
Good acting and sharp editing make The Barber a most engrossing serial killer thriller. But too much talk, mostly in a lecturing over-explained finale, almost undoes all of that. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierApr 1, 2015
What remains rote is how easily the fiend’s victims fall for his tricks. It’s almost as if they’ve seen too many movies like The Barber, and shaved away all common sense. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMar 26, 2015
Scott Glenn handles the balancing act required of him in “The Barber” with his usual skill... The film, though, delivers its plot twists muddily and doesn’t really distinguish itself from the countless other creepy-killer tales out there. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAshley ClarkMar 24, 2015
Only Glenn, whose taciturn performance is punctuated by flashes of genuine menace, lifts The Barber to "watchable." Read full review
25
The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakMar 26, 2015
The acting and the direction shows enough promise to keep it from being buried alive, but it might not be the worst idea to put it out of its misery and ignore it. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMar 26, 2015
Screenwriter Max Enscoe and director Basel Owies — enamored of twists at the expense of logic and character — might as well have made a clip reel of their favorite cat-and-mouse movies, because their fever-pitch story is as tension-free, transparently obvious and ludicrous as they come. Read full review
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