You won't be disappointed!

Disturbing yet enthralling

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

The Barrens is a horror that thinks it's a drama.A family of four head into the New Jersey forest, and run into a monster from the American folk legend: The Jersey Devil. It touches on some satanic plot devices, bad witch stories from the Salem days, and kids telling campfires stories about garbage they read online. Normally I wouldn't trash a movie for trying (and this one certainly does), but the problem with this film is that it's SO badly acted.The father, played by Stephen Moyer (of True Blood fame) is the only actor with any real experience. Sadly he doesn't bring any of that to this film. He starts as a distant, derelict, and somewhat dead-beat father, trying to reconnect with his son and daughter, and quickly devolves into a madhouse drunkard possessed by abstract visions and nightmares. He never once comes across as father, and acts like a genuine jackass throughout the movie. His new wife doesn't do a very good job at being amicable but the children... my god these two kids are the most annoying poorly devised children you've ever seen. They are what baby-boomers must think Millennials must speak like. The dialogue that is regurgitated out of their mouths, makes one gag at the very thought that someone put pen to paper and devised this film. Every second on screen is an agonizing display of ineptitude, that makes you weep for the future generations of young actors. I never once felt like they were a family, nobody showed any genuine affection or love towards each other, and every scene is a lost opportunity to make a genuine film.The most effort they put into it was with the monster, which sadly remains elusive throughout the film until the very ending. It almost makes it worthwhile until the screen lingers just a little too long and you can see the seems that connect the cowl to the rest of the body.Nothing makes up for the clumsy acting and direction of this film, and you shouldn't bother.3/10

For some sort, I'm kinda intrigue with this movie that I decided to rent and watch it. The story, okay, its unique! The actors were good in their acting! But I think, something is really missing at first that you as a viewer will hold on to the movie, guessing if its really happening or not. Making you fool until the ending really?? I do enjoy this, but actually made me disappointed as well like in some movies that had its same genre. I actually like how the story become twisted. The turn of events do made me oh really? But the ending, really I don't know? I think I'm not convinced. When I'm able to see some deleted scenes that its DVD has. Well when I watched it, kinda relief but why with the movie? I think because its not actually possible. But I can say, I did enjoy the ride!

There is legend that the Jersey Devil lives in the titular woods. It came about after a woman had 13 children, but she offered up the 13th child to the Devil so she and her other children didn't have to leave their house. The Vineyard family are going to camp there so the father can release his father's ashes. But while there, they hear that someone has gone missing, and the father thinks it's the work of the Jersey Devil. They move camp site to get away from the rest of the campers only to find that they're in more trouble than they were before. Is the legend of the Jersey Devil real, or is it just another story.....I wanted to give this movie a chance, because the director knows how to deliver a slick horror movie, and the cast wasn't half bad.What I got was just another generic horror movie, where the main protagonist is assumed as being bonkers, but all his fears and rants are real, because hey, there goes that awful CG beast.Moyer is okay as the troubled lead, but toward the end, I was more concerned about wiping his eyes than the danger to him or his family. Supporting characters are just your typical fodder for the beast, and the little boy does the worst scared impression when he sees the decomposing dog.It's like a really watered down version of The Shining, minus the tension, the scares, and the plausibility.There is nothing to redeem this film, it looks cheap, and the cast look very disinterested.If I ever want to see anything about the Jersey Devil, I'll stick to that X-Files episode.On the plus side, its the best film ever made about rabies induced hallucinations.

Before I watch a film, I tend to check IMDb. Sadly,the negatives always prove right. Especially with 'The Barrens'.This film had a positive review, but I struggle to see why.OK, I like a good low-budget film (e.g. Carriers), but this was too much. The director did try to create tension - a teenage daughter, protecting a young child, a possibly errant wife, etc., but it all amounted to nothing.I found myself second-guessing the dialogue, and the story. After an hour of suffering, I gave up.A nice try, but try harder.