Review of Scream 4 (2011) by Harry W — 06 Apr 2015
Whilst Scream 4 or "Scre4m" is good, it's not necessarily a film that you'd remember. If you're stuck for choice, have seen and enjoyed the previous entries to the Scream series and/or just really enjoy slasher films then Scream 4 will probably be one you'll enjoy.
..if however you are looking for something with a little more substance, then you should probably steer clear of Scream 4. The film is so polished that it seems to have lost most of its edge along the years,its almost unrecognisable as is Courtney Cox.
Some of the performances are quite good for example Hayden Panettiere who is always a joy to watch, but Cox, Campbell and Arquette all seem to be doing the exact same things they've done for the past decade - rooted firmly in their archetypes and doing nothing to surprise us.
Scream 4 goes for semi-spoofing the 'reboot' phenomenon and seems deeply confusing most of the way through, is it satire, is it silly? No idea whatsoever.
This review of Scream 4 (2011) was written by Harry W on 06 Apr 2015.
Scream 4 has generally received mixed reviews.
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