Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
V/H/S is a solid found-footage anthology that blends multiple directors' visions into a genuinely unsettling package. The wraparound premise of burglars discovering disturbing VHS tapes is clever enough, and several segments (particularly Ti West's and Radio Silence's) deliver effective scares. However, the acting is inconsistent across segments, ranging from passable to outright weak, and the anthology format means quality varies wildly. The lo-fi aesthetic is intentional and occasionally effective, but also used as a crutch. The ending of the wraparound story fizzles rather than landing with impact. Novelty is moderate — found footage anthologies existed before, but the VHS framing device and multi-director approach give it a distinct identity within the subgenre.