
The Barber, examines two men fixated on what triggers the enormity of evil: a father whose life is destroyed in pursuit of a killer, a son caught in a deadly charade as he tries to unravel his father's obsession.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Barber, examines two men fixated on what triggers the enormity of evil: a father whose life is destroyed in pursuit of a killer, a son caught in a deadly charade as he tries to unravel his father's obsession.
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| The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakThe 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. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweA 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. |
| Village VoiceAshley ClarkOnly Glenn, whose taciturn performance is punctuated by flashes of genuine menace, lifts The Barber to "watchable." |
| TheWrapJames RocchiWhile 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. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleScreenwriter 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. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniAn 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. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyThe Barber is a slick but ultimately underwhelming psychochiller. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreGood 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. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerScott 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. |
| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierWhat 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. |