Excellent, a Must See

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Malcolm McDowell just has the most wonderful charisma and he probably more than any other actor is the only person capable of making this work.It has a few flaws and when we spend all of our time talking about character arcs - Dexter Miles has none. He is a brutal serial killer. We are given the facts via his own narration and the rest of the cast are the only one that are kept in the dark.I've seen the I hate reviews and well though I see there point - I quite simply enjoyed the whole movie. Garwin Sanford is given a slating but feel he walks through with the character in true FBI fashion - there factual flaws - but I don't care. I enjoyed it and think you have to watch it... you will come down on one side or the other.

I've saw this movie once and now Im trying to get it to have a copy of it. I found this movie very slow but at times good. Im from the town where this movies was shot but missed watching the shooting of it by a few months.Its based in the fictional town of Revelstoke Alaska but in fact Revelstoke is in Eastern British Columbia Canada.Almost in between Vancouver BC and Calgary Alberta. Every place where the scenes were filmed I knew exactly where it was. Also a lot of the extras that shown I knew them. After watching the movie I was talking to the "locals" who were in the movie only to realize their scenes were edited out. More info on the town and the movie like probably guess most of the scenes were filmed at night. Yes it does snow a lot in fact this past winter we received over 14 feet of snow for the whole winter. Where "the barber" had his shop is located in an antique store that is on Mckenzie Ave. As Revelstoke is what is called a old railway town so we tend old buildings. Never less I want to movie more for where its filmed than for the actual storyline like i had said before the storyline is slow.

this is a hard movie to watch.mainly because it is so slow.if you are expecting action,you won't find it here.what you will find is a character study of sorts.the characters propel movie more than anything else.it's a murder mystery/drama that takes place in Alaska in the dead of winter,when it is cold and dark for 24 hours a day.Malcolm McDowell plays the barber,but he is more than a barber.he puts in a good performance here,and the supporting actors are also good.aside from that,there isn't a lot worth watching the movie for.instead of having an ending of any sort,it just ends.i was just hoping that if nothing else,some loose ends would be tied up.i might have rated the movie bit higher in that case.as it is,i give The Barber a 4/10.as an aside,this movie is similar in spirit to Fargo(though i thought Fargo was a better movie),so if you liked that movie,you might want to check out this movie,or vice versa.

Something is happening in the small Alaskan town where a woman is found dead in the snow. Right after she is discovered, the FBI gets into the case because it ties up with other killings in the Northwest. The town is about to celebrate Christmas, but it won't be a happy time for anyone because suddenly other young women are killed, as well.Michael Bafaro's, "The Barber", shows some interesting aspects as a mystery movie. Although our attention is immediately drawn toward the most obvious person, something that the local police enforcers, or even the FBI overlook. In fact the film seems to be telling us the assassin is getting away with murder, because the one responsible eludes being trapped.The film is watchable because of the work of Malcom McDowell in the film. He is an interesting actor to watch at work. Mr. McDowell is always a welcome addition to any film, as he proves in this one. Jeremy Ratchford is also an asset playing the police chief. The FBI agent discovers something murky in his past that might implicate him in the murders.The bleak winter of that remote town in Alaska is captured in the film with good results by Mr. Bafaro and his crew. While this film doesn't break new ground, it will keep the viewer involved in the story.