In this new horror film, Tess (played by Krypton's Georgina Campbell) books a B&B in Detroit. It is soon evident that something not right is going on at the location.
This is one of those movies where it is best to keep things vague. Barbarian does a wonderful job of keeping you guessing about what's going on and surprising you. There are some pretty bold, scary moments not to mention the general uncomfortableness you feel from trying the messed up clues the characters find. You also get a good cast and some pretty good set design/scenery.
If you're the person who likes some horror but have limits to what content you'll watch, be forewarned that this gets messed up.
However, despite some real horror highs in this, I'm not rating this higher because this is also one of the greatest examples of one of horror film's greatest weaknesses: terrible/arbitrary character decisions. The trailer may make you think Tess is immediately thrown into her situation, but NO, she has plenty of time to get out of Dodge. Common sense is often thrown out the window. The dialogue for those situations can be fairly bad at points too (though there is some great strong dialogue in this as well.) Not to mention that there are some big logistical plot holes. This is also like American Horror Story in that once all is revealed the movie loses some glamour as the answer to the mystery simply isn't as interesting or original as what your imagination could concoct.
This is the sort of movie where people's mileage will vary considerably. Some people will love the stuff in this that does work, but others won't be able to see past the flaws in this.
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