Fried Barry (2020)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2020
	Director: Ryan Kruger
	Actors: Gary Green, Brett Williams, Joey Cramer
	Country: ZA
	Genre: Horror, SF
	Conditions of visioning: 29.07.2020, FANTASPOA2020, 14" computer screen
Synopsis: Barry (Green) is a low-life heroin-addicted father of one. After a party evening he is abducted by aliens and then takes a backseat as an alien visitor assumes control of his body and takes it for a joyride through Cape Town.
Review: Again, after Precarious, I am thankful for a Film Festival (the Brazilian FANTASPOA) to show me this kind of movie which I would otherwise see nowhere else. South African productions are also pretty rare, but we all remember the great District 9. Fried Barry looks cheap in comparison, but they are not made to be compared. It is thrilling and hilarious to see Barry go from one incredible adventure to the next, all of them filled with drugs, sex and violence in the suburbs of Cape Town. It keeps on getting crazier until a relative pause and then the final chapter. The actor playing Barry is great at transmitting the feeling of a guy already lost in the first place but in addition controlled by an alien. The whole movie reminds me of the craziness in The Greasy Strangler but less disgusting. I also love the cinematography, mostly at night and in streets or clubs illuminated by bright colorful neon lights. This sets a nice atmosphere. Extravagant until the end. Recommended if you need some craziness in you life, at least for one hour and forty minutes.
Rating: 6 /10