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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 95 minutes |
| 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.
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. It was then released in limited theaters and on VOD on March 27, 2015.
Reception
The film has a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Oktay Ege Kozak of IndieWire graded the film a D. Tirdad Derakhshani of The Philadelphia Inquirer awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.
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."
References
- ^ Harvey, Dennis (26 March 2015). "Film Review: 'The Barber'". Variety. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ 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.