Film Review – Peelers

There have been a few attempts to detail horror insanity occurring inside a strip club. “From Dusk Till Dawn” is perhaps the most famous example of the breasts-and-blood formula, while “Zombies vs. Strippers” is the more memorably titled endeavor. “Peelers” is a latest addition to the subgenre, and there’s a clear desire to deliver a goopy, icky chiller that’s capable of delivering overwhelming gore while still remaining comedic enough to sustain a B-movie mood. Director Seve Schelez has exploitation interests, and “Peelers” has the right idea for R-rated entertainment, but what begins as something silly, populated with oddball characters, eventually becomes deadly serious, which is a strange tonal direction for a picture that features an extended scene of an exotic dancer spraying urine on her customers. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com