Review of Scream 4 (2011) by Gemini0577 — 19 Nov 2011
Scream 4 is a welcome return to the franchise, reuniting old favorites with Ghostface, who is targeting unsuspecting victims in a mad ploy to get to survivor Sydney Prescott. The plot is pretty solid with a few blatant winks to the first film.
The acting is mostly stellar (some hamming-it-up moments detract from the impact of the film in some instances) and the gore does not disapoint. Where does the film go wrong? Well, the opening sequence, in trying to be spectacular, kind of falls flat and turns out to be the weakest opening yet.
It tries to take a stab at the ridiculous franchises out there that seem to fall apart as a new installment hits but doesn't take itself seriously enough in the moment, thus rendering it more of a Scary Movie type spoof than an actual slasher flick shocker.
Still, the film delivers in thrills. And the pop culture references serve as a fun interlude to all the killing.
This review of Scream 4 (2011) was written by Gemini0577 on 19 Nov 2011.
Scream 4 has generally received mixed reviews.
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