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The Legend of Barney Thomson
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The movie centers on Barney Thomson, a hapless barber, devoid of charm and 'patter' whose uninteresting life is about to go from 0 to 60 in five seconds, as he enters the grotesque and comically absurd world of the serial killer.
Actors:
Emma Thompson, Martin Compston, Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Ashley Jensen, James Cosmo, Kevin Guthrie, Tom Courtenay, Brian Pettifer, Samuel Robertson, Stephen McCole, ...»
Director:
Robert Carlyle
Country:
United States, United Kingdom
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NYC Movie Guru
March 12, 2016 Over-the-top and irritating without being funny or clever enough. If only the audience were to have as much fun as the actors seemed to be having.
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Cinemalogue.com
April 01, 2016 Thompson steals her scenes and provides many of the comic highlights, while the screenplay gradually becomes detached from reality and loses its emotional grip.
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Paste Magazine
March 15, 2016 It's fine, and on occasion it even flirts with looney tune greatness, but mostly it's held back by predictability.
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Toronto Sun
March 04, 2016 You don't have to be a Scot to laugh yourself silly at The Legend of Barney Thomson, although canny viewers will no doubt catch more of the inside references.
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Signature
November 07, 2016 There may be no improvement of the human condition to be found here, but there's a pervasive solidarity - like a ratty sofa whose dilapidation is inseparable from its coziness.
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Time Out
July 20, 2015 If you grew up south of Gretna Green, bribe a Scot to translate the thick Glaswegian accents in Robert Carlyle's grisly serial killer comedy.
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Common Sense Media
March 18, 2016 Uneven dark comedy about a barber and a serial killer.
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Globe and Mail
March 04, 2016 Robert Carlyle is excellent as the lugubrious and downtrodden Barney, but as he makes his directorial debut here his rhythm on this deadpan comedy is erratic.
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Entertainment Weekly
March 10, 2016 Scottish actor Robert Carlyle makes a bold impression as a first-time director with Barney Thomson, a brash, dirty little film that's eager to please in devilish ways.
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Toronto Star
March 03, 2016 Not as clever as it wants to be, some comic bits stumble and the ending is ridiculous, although Carlyle and Thompson give it their best shot.
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Under the Radar
March 16, 2016 The movie's relentless grimness renders the characters into caricatures, each more miserably shallow than the last.
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Cinemanía (Spain)
June 16, 2016 Above all you have Emma Thompson delivering an infernal and hilarious performance that steals the (rotten) heart of the movie. [Full review in Spanish]
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