The Barber (2014 film)
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| The Barber | |
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| Directed by | Basel Owies |
| Written by | Max Enscoe |
| Produced by | Travis Knox |
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| Cinematography | Allen Liu |
| Edited by | Nader Owies Greg Thompson |
| Music by | Freddy Sheinfeld |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] 95 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Barber is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Basel Owies and starring Scott Glenn. It is Owies's feature directorial debut.[3]
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Eugene Van Wingerdt / Francis Allen Visser
- Chris Coy as John McCormack
- Kristen Hager as Audrey Bennett
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Chief Gary Hardaway
- Max Arciniega as Luis Ramirez
- Olivia Taylor Dudley as Kelli
- Lydia Hearst as Melissa
- Tim Dezam as Capt. Phil Baroni
- Valorie Hubbard as Grace
- Thomas Calabro as Thomas McCormack
Release
The film premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on October 3, 2014.[4] It was then released in limited theaters and on VOD on March 27, 2015.[1]
Reception
The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] Oktay Ege Kozak of IndieWire graded the film a D.[6] Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.[2]
Dennis Harvey of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote "An apparent serial-killer-wannabe tracks down his would-be mentor in this underwhelming thriller."[1]
References
- ^ a b c Harvey, Dennis (26 March 2015). "Film Review: 'The Barber'". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b Derakhshani, Tirdad (26 March 2015). "'The Barber': Uneven, intriguing look at serial killers". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Rocchi, James (23 March 2015). "'The Barber' Review: Scott Glenn Is Razor-Sharp in Well-Groomed Thriller". TheWrap. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Movie News Desk (2 September 2014). "THE BARBER Set for World Premiere at Busan Int'l Film Fest". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "The Barber". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Oktay Ege Kozak (25 March 2015). "Review: Serial Killer Tale 'The Barber' Starring Scott Glenn". IndieWire. Retrieved 1 November 2020.