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- 2021
- Not Rated
- Shudder
- 1 h 41 m
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Shudder
- 1 h 41 m
Summary Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in or risk becoming the next victim.
Directed By: Cody Calahan
Written By: James Villeneuve, Cody Calahan
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Shudder
- 1 h 41 m
- 2021
- Not Rated
- Shudder
- 1 h 41 m
Vicious Fun
Metascore
Mixed or Average
51
6.5
Summary Joel, a caustic 1980s film critic for a national horror magazine, finds himself unwittingly trapped in a self-help group for serial killers. With no other choice, Joel attempts to blend in or risk becoming the next victim.
Directed By: Cody Calahan
Written By: James Villeneuve, Cody Calahan
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
50% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
25% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
51
25% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
50% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
25% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The gritty, glowing neon textures of the ‘80s cover practically every frame of director Cody Calahan’s Vicious Fun, a horror-comedy caper that lovingly sends up the era’s genre tropes while never breaching egregious self-indulgence.
Once the bloodletting starts, Calahan interleaves it with witty asides and the pacing picks up a lot, all combining to make this impish if flyweight entertainment.
So what we have here is a tolerably efficient horror title — not scary, not that suspenseful, just gory — that fails to deliver on the promise that casting that rascal Koechner makes. Not bad, but not exactly good, either.
If you enjoy watching barrel-penned fish get got with a BB gun, you're bound to love Vicious Fun. Vicious Fun courts that kind of glib dismissal since so much of the movie reassures viewers that its creators are also addicted to the formulaic slasher movies that they kind of, sort of mock.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
6.5
50% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
6.5
50% Positive
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40% Mixed
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Awards
Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Panic Fest
• 3 Nominations
Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film (BIFFF)
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
