The Barber (2015)

Reviewing a film in 2017 for a movie released 2014 is something I rarely do so I'll make this quick. The listed IMDb review status is 5.9 at the time of writing and this is a pretty accurate score in my opinion.Its a good film, the acting direction cast screen play is all great and its an enjoyable watch. The plot is good and there are good developments as the movie progresses, but unfortunately some lazy writing really spoils what could have been an 8/10 score. By this I mean there are simply too many occasions where the plot is advanced through implausible and unbelievable situations. You tend to see this more in Movies written by second rate screen writers who don't quite have the ability to flesh out a plot properly, or in cases where deadlines or costs are tight, and unfortunate measures have to be employed to bring things into line. This can work in some cases, but not when the progression of the plot is essential to the essence of the movie as it is here.All in all, it's still not a bad film, but I think the rating is a realistic one.

This movie is excellent. And the people who say it's not all have the same complaint. It's not a noir neo noir film with endless 'twists'. A twists within twists and yet more twists. It's not told backwards it does have weird cuts and camera work. And Lord knows no shakeycam. How can there even exist a movie that goes from A to B to C without the obligatory 'slow burn' that starts nowhere goes nowhere and trails off to nothing like so many other highly rated movies do? That's the beauty of this film. It's tight, compact, direct, well acted, well constructed no nonsense no making the audience jump through hoops to appreciate what a genius the director sees himself as. Scott Glenn is great as a homespun malevolence playing it easy. Chris Coy does an excellent job of playing a guy who 'might' be a bad guy. All I can take one point off is the Audrey character and her involvement. Her character is unneeded entirely.

First I'd just like to say that the plot-summary on this page is inaccurate, albeit not far from what it is about it's still inaccurate.What is true is that it is a serial killer themed thriller which starts with a wannabe serial killer meeting the real deal.I can't go into any details without starting to spoil stuff but there are many twists and turns throughout the movie.Luckily these twists aren't the typical random twists that sometimes Hollywood scriptwriters tend to throw in in last minute to shock the viewer and think that they are clever but doesn't make sense with what we've just witnessed.They all make a fair amount of sense actually in the end so that's a definite plus.And Scott Glenn is as I said really nice to see in a lead again, a underrated actor, Chris Coy in the other lead-role is also good.It's not a perfect movie, it does feel like they didn't have much budget or time to deal with and some characters aren't fleshed out as they could have been but it does entertains and yeah I'd watch it again.

I decided to rent the DVD of "The Barber" because it had actor Scott Glenn in it, an actor who I feel is very underrated. As expected, Glenn gives another solid performance. It is a little shocking at first to see him look so old (though then again, he is in his 70s), but he expertly shows two sides of his character, the sweet old man everyone in his old town thinks he is, and at other times a hidden darker side. His role is also written to have some interesting quirks (he can't stand foul language). As for the rest of the script, it's kind of a mixed bag. It doesn't make sense that Glenn's character would let his guard down so early on, and you'll be able to guess more or less what happens at the end long before it happens (though there is a final twist I didn't predict.) The story also has some slow spots. As for the direction, viewers who are expecting R-rated thrills will likely be disappointed; though the movie got an R rating, it feels more like a PG-13. On the other hand, the movie looks pretty good for a low budget enterprise, and director Bael Owies does manage to keep a small kernel of interest for viewers even during the clunkier moments. What the movie ends up being is an okay viewing experience, nothing more or less.