Review of Fear Street: 1994 (2021) by Hello_World — 25 Jul 2021

Originally, the only thing that made me watch this movie was because I heard that it was based on books by R. L. Stine of Goosebumps fame. Not the deepest reason to watch a movie, but what can I say, the man wrote part of my childhood. What I got was a pretty fun movie that pays homage to the slasher genre. Make no mistake, this is a slasher film that does things that the kid-friendly goosebumps couldn't get away with.

Best way to describe this movie is that it's a slasher film. As in the things that one would expect from a slasher film is in here. Rebellious teenagers, serial killers and a couple pints of blood. the characters are serviceable, but none were all that likeable. Granted we do get to know some of the doomed teens, moreso than other slashers, so there is some weight to the scenes where they inevitably meet their end. It just would have paid off more if the movie took time to show more of their redeeming qualities or just more vulnerability from the young characters so their deaths can give a little more punch. The story also at times doesn't make a lot of sense. It's not entirely a turn off your brain kind of movie, but it will do you a disservice by thinking too much about certain details. Overall it was a fun romp for what it is.