A young woman turns up at her Airbnb in a dark and rundown part of Detroit at night in the middle of a thunderstorm, only to find a man already in situ. As they decide to make the best of it together overnight, it does not take long for strange events to occur, which sets in motion a truly unsettling and unpredictable horror ride. With its wonderfully ominous soundtrack, the careful slow-burn set-up gives way to its disturbing discovery of unpleasant secrets about the house, its past and its present. The very careful and deliberate direction controls the viewers' experience very effectively, building suspense nicely and delivering its shocks and unpleasant moments in an interesting way, particularly with the mid-way reset and introduction of a tonally different character. There are strong performances from Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard and Justin Long, making Barbarian a well-told and effective horror flick for genre fans.
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