Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) by Spadenx — 10 Jan 2012

I liked how Freddy actually had a backstory in this and it explained a lot about his character and why he does the things that he does. I love Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy, even if he isnt England (the original Freddy) he is a good actor and worth of the part. The rest of the actors were good as well. There are also a few original parts in there that actually work rather well and I enjoyed them.

The bad parts of the film - The kills were exactly like the original film and like the ending of Freddy vs Jason. I hated that, I wanted original kills that were worthy of Freddy's style, Not some poorly done "reimagining" of the original film's kills. Also the actresses in this film were terrible and ruin the film quite a bit, Rooney Mara was a terrible lead (and actress imo) who killed this film.

I am a long time fan of the Nightmare on Elm Street series and in my opinion, This is one of the best films the franchise has come out with. I liked it enough where I would give the sequel a chance but I wont see it unless they cast a new female lead.