Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) by Thenewspielberg — 23 Sep 2011
Just saw this movie today. As a standalone horror film, its really not bad. But as a remake of one of the best known classics of all time, it unfortunately falls flat on its face. Jackie Earl Haley as the new Freddy Krueger is pretty good, and does a great voice to go with his performance but I still think Robert Englund will always be the better Freddy.
The biggest complaint I have is that instead of using atmosphere and the terror of the unseen, the movie employs a cheap strategy of constantly resorting to jump scares, which become less and less effective as the film goes on.
The acting is terrible, but what do you expect from a teen horror remake. All in all, while this is a decent attempt to revive the Nightmare series, I still think that it should be simply left alone. Worth checking out if you're interested.
This review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) was written by Thenewspielberg on 23 Sep 2011.
A Nightmare on Elm Street has generally received mixed reviews.
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