Review of Fear Street: 1994 (2021) by Jluis_001 — 04 Jul 2021

Doesn't do much, but what it does well is enough.

Certainly the script is not the strongest suit, and that of course makes me wonder how necessary the next two sequels are to give context to the story.

Because clearly you don't need it here.

My understanding for what I read about the trilogy from some professional reviewers who have seen the three films, is that the whole concept is better absorbed by watching the three altogether, but that's really not a very good thing to say, because it means that none of them will be able to stand on its own.

This gets reflected a lot in the last act, and especially the conclusion, since both are merely constructed with the intention of leaving things unfinished so you can follow the story in what comes next.

Basically a miniseries of films.

Visually, it looks like a lost episode from CW.

A mix of Riverdale with Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, although the violence is graphic, and that adds a bit of gore, but not necessarily scares.

Definitely made to have fun for a while and it doesn't require anything else.

For what it matters, that was fine because I was entertained, but the impression is perishable.

The only thing I don't understand is why Netflix didn't schedule them for Halloween. Would've been better.