Barbacoa

An insanely morbid cannibal-vegan horror comedy from France! Definitely a surprise for me and the film really hit the mood. The story focuses on a married couple who after twenty years are not doing so well, their little butcher shop is not making much profit anymore. Everything changes when they accidentally run over a guy who just happens to be vegan and decide to butcher and sell him, and of course the demand for new "vegan" meat grows. From that point on, the ultimate serial killer vegan hunt begins and it's a ride. It's full of morbid lines mocking vegans and with the typical French humour, which I personally quite like, so all these comical, ironic, sarcastic, black and morbid situations hit the spot. For more sensitive viewers this will of course be over the line, and for vegans even more so, they get trolled in incredible style (I've never seen that in any film form, you could say this film is a satire), and the gore, the various dismemberments of all sorts of limbs (there is a five-minute scene where the central couple comically murder about ten people in various ways) are a delight. The finale is more action packed, but you could definitely feel that the makers were running out of ideas to end the film properly, but it certainly doesn't detract from the experience. I laughed out loud, a breezy horror comedy for me. Story 3/5, Action 3/5, Humour 4/5, Violence 4/5, Fun 4/5 Music 3/5, Visuals 3/5, Atmosphere 3/5, Suspense 3/5, Emotion 2/5, Actors 3/5. 7.5/10 (25.03.2022)

A fairly entertaining fresh comedy with an original idea about a bored married couple who start murdering vegans in order to sell their expensive meat in their butcher shop. There are plenty of anti-vegan jokes and absurd situations as they infiltrate vegan circles, pick the right victim and hunt them down. I enjoyed the likeable performances, the inoffensive quality of the film and the shorter running time, but on the other hand I was annoyed by the rather "ordinary" ending. All in all, though, a satisfying breath of fresh air to the cannibal horror genre cut with comedy. There is some mild gore, but the humour is basically what carries the whole film without trouble until the finale. (27.03.2022)

I can see this horror comedy getting a pretty warm reception on all fronts, but it didn't quite work for me, and I like to make fun of vegetarians at every possible opportunity. The humour only works on this one line, and the horror lies in the sheer gore. I have a different idea of what a French cannibal horror comedy feast should be like. (31.03.2022)