VFW (Horror Movie Review)

6/10

Veterans Of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a club where veterans come to drink and forget about an outside world riddled with violence and drugs. But the violence is never far away, and when a young woman stumbles into the pub, pursued by zombie-like gang members the old blokes start a fight they cannot win. When the whole city underbelly comes knocking at their door they choose to take a stand... let the bloody battle to the death begin!

The overly dark VFW is a 80’s throwback, highly stylized with an electronic soundtrack and electronic camera work. Oozing with tension, the movie takes itself too seriously, splashing buckets of fake blood, throwing body parts and human insides all over the screen. There’s no time for a joke or self awareness and this is as much of a disadvantage of VMF as it is a plus.

In this film where charismatic heroes are fighting cardboard villains, one will enjoy its style more than its story. VFW is a great homage to what had come before it, but it struggles to find its own identity.