Once upon a time there was a scary movie trilogy, and now it's back. I've been looking forward to this one a little, but I also knew that Craven can disappoint from time to time. With the original cast, director and writer on board I had reasonably high hopes, though.
The opening trio of attacks sets the tone with fashionable mentions of apps and things like that, but it's all too bland and standard. The same goes for the rest of it; it's watchable, with every old cast member doing his or her thing, but the new breed hardly impresses. Here and there Craven tries to educate his audience (go watch 'Peeping Tom', indeed!) and Williamson put together a fairly smart story, but somehow it doesn't come together like it did before. Did the formula die with Scream 3, where I stayed interested in what happened to everyone until the end? I think so, though many only liked part one and maybe two - for me the whole trilogy was a blast (I'll have to try it again some time soon).
It's not all bad (some kills are pretty nice), but it certainly did not live up to my expectations. 4 out of 10.
The opening trio of attacks sets the tone with fashionable mentions of apps and things like that, but it's all too bland and standard. The same goes for the rest of it; it's watchable, with every old cast member doing his or her thing, but the new breed hardly impresses. Here and there Craven tries to educate his audience (go watch 'Peeping Tom', indeed!) and Williamson put together a fairly smart story, but somehow it doesn't come together like it did before. Did the formula die with Scream 3, where I stayed interested in what happened to everyone until the end? I think so, though many only liked part one and maybe two - for me the whole trilogy was a blast (I'll have to try it again some time soon).
It's not all bad (some kills are pretty nice), but it certainly did not live up to my expectations. 4 out of 10.