Barry (2016 film)

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Barry
Film poster
Directed byVikram Gandhi
Written byAdam Mansbach
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAdam Newport-Berra
Edited byJacob Craycroft
Music by
  • Danny Bensi
  • Saunder Jurriaans
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 10, 2016 (2016-09-10) (TIFF)
  • December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Barry is a 2016 American

Jason Mitchell, Ashley Judd, Jenna Elfman, Ellar Coltrane, Avi Nash, and Linus Roache. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[2] The film was released on Netflix
on December 16, 2016.

Plot

In 1981, a 20-year-old

debates. When he is not in class, Barry is playing basketball
.

While playing basketball, Barry soon gets nicknamed "The Invisible Man" by PJ, a graduate student at Columbia who grew up in the Grants Houses in Harlem. Later that night, Will and Barry both attend a frat party at Columbia where they see Charlotte again. Charlotte and Barry leave the party and go to a club downtown where they form a closer connection and begin to date.

The next day, Charlotte and Barry watch a political debate on TV. While Barry is inattentive about politics and declares his love really lies in art, Charlotte tells him it's his "civic duty" to care about

elitist. The following morning, Barry and Charlotte are walking in Harlem when Barry begins to feel uncomfortable as people are surprised to see him with a white
woman.

At lunch this anxious feeling continues as Barry explains to Charlotte that everybody is looking at him. They have an argument which ends with Charlotte saying to Barry that she loves him. Barry, surprised, only responds "thank you", then leaves to go play basketball.

The following day, Barry is invited by PJ and the people in his basketball group to attend a party in Harlem. At the party, Barry learns about New York's

beer can
, intervenes. Frustrated by Thad's personality and his lack of acknowledgement of the double standards around him, Barry calls Thad an "asshole" and then goes to Charlotte's apartment where he attempts to hook-up with her. Charlotte refuses when she sees the wound on his face and tries to comfort him. While sitting on her bed looking at pictures she took of him -noting that almost none featured him- Barry gets in a fight with Charlotte and questions their relationship until Charlotte goes to sleep and leaves him alone.

A few days later on the day of Charlotte's sister's wedding, Barry receives a

car accident. Shocked, Barry doesn't talk to Charlotte about it while they are on their way to her sister's wedding and becomes very closed off when Charlotte tries to understand what Barry is keeping to himself. At the wedding, Charlotte's mother introduces Barry to James and Grace Lee Boggs, a mixed race couple in their late 50s who were involved as civil rights activists in the 1960s. Barry confides in them about his inner turmoil and the confusion he has about his identity. The couple reassures him that, above all else, he is American
and he is not obligated to choose a social standing. They tell him that he should take inspiration from the ones who came before him and to carry the baton of hope as far as he can. Finally, Barry receives advice that begins to comfort him and he starts to find peace within himself.

Later at the wedding, while they're

breaks up with Charlotte as he simply leaves her on the dance floor
; he then goes for a walk outside and reads the letter he was going to send to his father as he was finally trying to contact him. A few days later, Barry is playing basketball where he meets a young boy who looks like him, and together they play HORSE. The boy asks him where he is from, a question Barry has always struggled to answer. Much more at ease with himself, Barry answers the question by saying, "I'm from a lot of places, but I live here now."

Cast

Production

In March 2016, it was announced Devon Terrell and

Jason Mitchell and Ellar Coltrane joined the cast of the film.[5] In May 2016, it was announced that Famke Janssen had joined the cast.[6]

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2016.[7] Shortly after, Netflix acquired global distribution rights to the film.[8] The film was released on December 16, 2016.[9]

Critical reception

Barry received positive reviews from film critics, and holds an 80% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 6.91/10. The critics' consensus states: "Barry opens a speculative window into a future president's formative college years, offering a flawed yet compelling glimpse of American history in the making."[10] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 72 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[11]

See also

  • Michelle Robinson
    , also released in 2016.

References

  1. ^ "Oscar bait? Twelve films set to make a splash at Toronto". BBC News. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Barry". TIFF. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Hughes, Kayleigh (December 15, 2016). "Meet Obama's Girlfriend In 'Barry'". Bustle. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Young Barack Obama Movie 'Barry' Casts Devon Terrell". Variety. March 1, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  5. ^ McNary, Dave (March 14, 2016). "'Compton's' Jason Mitchell, 'Boyhood's' Ellar Coltrane Join Young Barack Obama Movie 'Barry' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (April 5, 2016). "Famke Janssen Joins Young Barack Obama Movie 'Barry'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "Barry". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 17, 2016). "Toronto: Netflix Buys Young Barack Obama Movie 'Barry'". Deadline. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Jaguernauth, Kevin (October 20, 2016). "First Teaser For 'Barry' Shows The Life Of President Obama Before Hope & Change". The Playlist. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Barry (2016)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  11. ^ "Barry". Metacritic. Retrieved March 11, 2017.

External links

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