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From one horror enthusiast to another, just give it a chance and watch. It channels atmosphere of some of the greatest and blends them together seamlessly, from The Descent to The Poughkeepsie Tapes. Barbarian avoids many of the pitfalls of the majority current horror, i.e. An unpredictable story that keeps you guessing, intrigued, all the while on the edge of your seat, depth and emotion in places you least expect, and genuinely tense atmosphere throughout. While not reliant on jumpscares, it managed to startle me a couple times. The acting was nothing to scoff about either, all actors played their parts brilliantly, comedic and light when they need to be, rigid and scared when they need to. Definitely worth the worth for anyone interested in horror as a genre, and hoping for maybe a prequel.

Title says the majority of it. Bob Odenkirk delivers a fantastic and enjoyable experience. Nobody offers everything you hoped it would be if you saw the trailers. The story is fairly interesting and solid for an action movie that doesn't follow the cookie cutter revenge story we're all too familiar with by now, and tells that story with many enjoyable action scenes and punch lines. The movie was an overall blast that knows what it is, and doesn't try to be anything it isn't.