Depressed over his inability to solve a mysterious case involved a serial killer that killed women, Thomas McCormack, a smart and courageous detective, feels depressed and can't enjoy his life, but twenty years later, his son reopens the case and manages to solve it brilliantly, the thing that inspires his life.
The acting and the direction shows enough promise to keep it from being buried alive, but it might not be the worst idea to put "The Barber" out of its misery and ignore it.
With a slow-burn sensibility and veteran actor Scott Glenn used to strong effect, this modest thriller will make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up
What remains rote is how easily the fiend's victims fall for his tricks. It's almost as if they've seen too many movies like "The Barber," and shaved away all common sense.
"The Barber" is one of those did-he-or-didn't-he? thrillers that more readily asks another question, the answer to which is: Yes, they did ... make a seriously dumb movie.
