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

Kira and her brother Lino, with stockings over their heads and pepper spray in their hands, ambush a notorious loan shark, the Viennese, in the back alley of a rundown gambling hall. The stick-up succeeds, but Lino's nose breaks. To make matters worse, the Viennese and his colleague, the Butcher, are on their way to the far-off hotel to retrieve what rightfully belongs to the Austrian crime syndicate.
'Barbarian' is horror infused with something ridiculous that makes the whole thing entertaining.
This is not a slavery story, it is a freedom story. The viewers only see Harriet as a slave for the first few minutes of the film. To me, it felt like watching the origin story of a superhero…which is both good and bad.
"There is something going on between us that I cannot unravel."
Ditch the lube and get to the point in the raw, honest, cheeky dramedy written and directed by Mark Schwab.
The film seems like an extreme interpretation of the conspiracy theorists that exist in real life. And then, there’s the twist.
Having Sersi be the central force in Eternals is unprecedented in its viewpoint and focus, from demonstrating a gentle type of leadership, to being overlooked in a group setting but succeeding in the goal at hand anyways, to having romantic options, to strength and integrity, and majority screen time - for a group that's given less screentime than aliens.