Vicious Fun Review

Once again, we have an awesome poster that has drawn me into watching the movie. There’s something about a good poster, and it’s something that you have to agree with. They say don’t judge a book by the cover, but hey, there’s a lot of graphic designers that work hard to design those covers. Then again, this isn’t a book. “Vicious Fun” is a streaming only movie from Shudder and it has a lot to offer, even if I don’t agree that it is strictly horror. Horror comedy? Perhaps it’s a little funnier the second time viewed, but let’s see what we got here, as we review this Shudder exclusive. 

The movie has an interesting plot, a lovable loser stalks the date of his roommate, only to find out that he’s not what he seems. Upon drinking way too much, and passing out in a closet, he wakes up to find himself in a support group for serial killers, and the fun goes off the rails when they discover that he isn’t one of them. From there we are thrown into a loop of fighting as one of the killers is actually a bounty  hunter persona, and is there to extinguish the villains, and that becomes the crux of the movie overall. 

The movie starts a little slow, and you really aren’t sure where it’s going. If you read the premise and tag line, then you probably know what to expect slightly, but things get out of control in the second act and continue to escalate from there. That being said, the movie picks up the pace  midway through, and you are treated to plenty of kills, gore, and fighting. There’s a few tropes of horror including the unstoppable villain that seems hell bent on attacking, and of course the gore of limbs, eyeball gouges, and more. The gore is played up to comedy standards at times, but it still there as a valuable element. The movie earns their horror card several times, but it is definitely leaning towards comedy a lot. A horror comedy is truly what this is, even though it isn’t always playing up scenarios for laughs. There is plenty of humor found in this film, however, if you have a dark sense of it. 

Overall, “Vicious Fun” is just that, fun. It’s a dark comedy horror movie that delivers on a lot of levels. It’s funny, it’s gross, it features enough gore to make even the most jaded fan happy, and well, it’s worth your time. If you have Shudder you’re going to want to check this one out, and if you don’t have Shudder, fork over the $6 for it, it’s well worth your time.