A Simple Mix-up has Barbaric Results in 'Barbarian'
'Barbarian' is horror infused with something ridiculous that makes the whole thing entertaining.

The story of a child carrying the spiritual light of hope, for whom childhood ended in separation from his mother. Mom, solving their personal problems, sends Eureka for the summer to his great-grandfather in the village. Summer holidays, usually bringing so much joy and excitement, have become a real test for our hero…
'Barbarian' is horror infused with something ridiculous that makes the whole thing entertaining.
"There is something going on between us that I cannot unravel."
The problem isn’t that it’s bad. It's good. But it fails to stand out from a crowd of similar films.
The biggest highlight of the film is easily the performance of Andrew Garfield. In his days since hanging up his Spiderman suit, Garfield has routinely churned out great performances, and Mainstream is no exception. He proves that he is willing to try anything and go anywhere in a character.
Although the budget was a dollar and a dream, Netflix's 'First Kill' managed to gain over 90 million viewing hours and a small cult following. So why was it canceled? Given the trends in series cancellations, it may have been because of the Black and queer protagonists.
These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.