If I had to summarize "Barricade" in two words, they'd be "Ok... What??!". And that would pretty much be it. As a devout Horror fan I watch plenty of Horror films of all sub-genres, and I love it when the screenplay is clever enough to have twists or events that are only fully explained in the end. While Barricade might have the potential of being a film just like that, the answers given to the planted question are simply anti-climactic and unsatisfying.
Half of the time the audience can't know for sure if the events that occur are real, or hallucinations induced by an overdose of psychiatric pills and/or a terribly high fever. Ghosts? Crazy father? What?! We simply don't know what to think, and the characters' behavior makes us think we're headed for a twist just like in Hide and Seek (2005). A lot of potential. Not a good result.
The acting was great in my opinion, another reason to be saddened by the lacking screenplay. Any film where the anticipation exceeds the actual outcome is not a very good one.
While you could do worst, you could also do better, a lot better. Can't really recommend this film, but can't say I didn't enjoy watching it. Still, not one of the good ones.
Half of the time the audience can't know for sure if the events that occur are real, or hallucinations induced by an overdose of psychiatric pills and/or a terribly high fever. Ghosts? Crazy father? What?! We simply don't know what to think, and the characters' behavior makes us think we're headed for a twist just like in Hide and Seek (2005). A lot of potential. Not a good result.
The acting was great in my opinion, another reason to be saddened by the lacking screenplay. Any film where the anticipation exceeds the actual outcome is not a very good one.
While you could do worst, you could also do better, a lot better. Can't really recommend this film, but can't say I didn't enjoy watching it. Still, not one of the good ones.