Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Starring: Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega
Running Time: 114'
Verdict: ⊗⊗⊗
This movie tries to be very self conscious, hoping you will find it funny if it notices it's needlessness before you do. This meta approach, which is very trendy, actually carries the film, as nothing else really does. It provides a gallery of new characters ready to be sliced and diced, but also has returning characters that are there for authenticity and occasional raising of the stakes. A new villain in every movie behind the same mask is commendable for a horror franchise, but Scream sticks too much to its own rules to go this far. Ghostface has a larger potential than to always be around the same characters, in the same town. However, the young adults of Woodsboro really deserve whats coming to them, because they keep throwing parties in the middle of a killing spree. Scream occasionally plays with your expectations, but sometimes it just feels superfluous. It also deceives you on a number of occasions, trying to keep you guessing who the killer is. In fact, a lot of the movie is centered around figuring out the killer, without much information. It comes off as silly, as most of the characters are a group of friends, who suddenly start accusing each other of being a serial killer. I guess the silliness is what keeps the movie entertaining, until it kind of shifts to a more traditional, and predictable horror movie territory. Not much is new in Scream, but the same it provides it good enough for a fifth movie in a horror franchise.
Rokin
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