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V/H/S: Viral
2014 81 min Spain, United States of America R 18+
★4.2
Horror, Thriller
Director: Justin Benson, Gregg Bishop, Todd Lincoln
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Description
As the streets of Los Angeles overflow with camera-wielding gawkers seeking to capture images of a bizarre police pursuit, the same people who sought to exploit the suffering of others for amusement on the Internet become the stars of a gruesome viral video from which no one gets out alive.
US Gross:
$2,756
Worldwide:
$2,756
Starring
Patrick Lawrie
Actor
Emilia Ares
Actor
Celia K. Milius
Actor
Key opinion
V/H/S: Viral is widely regarded as a significant decline for the franchise, criticized for abandoning the found-footage premise for incoherent, low-budget genre mashups. While a few segments like "Dante the Great" and "Parallel Monsters" garner some isolated praise for their concepts, the film is largely dismissed as a messy, uninspired collection of shorts.
| Originality | Segments like "Dante the Great" and "Parallel Monsters" provide individual moments of creative intrigue, whereas the framing device and "Bonestorm" are frequently cited as nonsensical or poorly executed. | |
| Cinematography | The excessive use of digital noise, static overlays, and aggressive splicing creates a visually jarring and uncomfortable viewing experience that detracts from the storytelling. | |
| Acting | Performances across the anthology are highly inconsistent, with the magician segment featuring competent acting while other stories are criticized for amateurish and unconvincing portrayals. | |
| Screenplay | The anthology suffers from a lack of thematic depth and narrative coherence, with many critics arguing that the shorts feel like disjointed, low-effort trash rather than stylized horror. | |
| Adaptation | The attempt to modernize the format by replacing traditional VHS tapes with digital viral content is viewed by most as a failure that dilutes the franchise's identity. |