Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) by J.r. Jones for Chicago Reader — 02 Jan 2016
Using blasts of shrill, high-decibel noise in place of actual scares has become a common horror-movie tactic, the cinematic equivalent of botox, silicone, and penile-enhancement surgery. Producer Michael Bay and director Samuel Bayer deploy the tactic so regularly in this remake of Wes Craven's 1984 classic that after a while I just plugged my ears.
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This review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) was written by J.r. Jones and published by Chicago Reader on 02 Jan 2016.
A Nightmare on Elm Street has generally received mixed reviews.
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