Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) by Meg J — 16 Oct 2012

The thing about this film is that there is nothing particularly wrong with in that the plot, villain and characters etc. are interesting but it just doesn't say or do anything that the original didn't already, I mean yeah there are some new features that are better in the remake due to the advancements in technology and Jackie Earl Haley is pretty good as the 'new' Freddy' but it's a poisoned chalice because in my eyes Robert Englund is always going to be the only man who can play Freddy past, present or future! But to be fair Haley is pretty menacing as Freddy and gives a good performance as does the actress who plays the leading protoganist Rooney Mara as she takes on the role of Nancy.

The plot of this 'Nightmare' is more or less the same as the plot of the original with a few minor differences here and there. A small town's teenage population is currently being tormented in their dreams by a former resident who goes by the name of Freddy Krueger, Krueger begins murdering the teeens in their dreams and Nancy and her male counterpart soon set out to stop him but discover a few twists and turns as they try to overcome everybody's worst nightmare.

While A nightmare on elm street is not a clear cut remake of the original in the sense of 1998's Psycho it just does not add enough to the reboot to distinguish and maybe even improve on the original, the scary moments are predictable, Haley just isn't as good as Englund, the charm and smarts of the original are also lacking a well and as such the film falls flat and becomes pretty forgettable.