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An intriguing subtext of repressed sexuality gives Freddy's Revenge some texture, but the Nightmare loses its edge in a sequel that lacks convincing performances or memorable scares.
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Episodic treatment is punched up by an imaginative series of special effects. Mar 26, 2009 | Full Review…
Episodic treatment is punched up by an imaginative series of special effects.
Variety Staff
The film hangs reasonably well together, not least because of good performances from all concerned. Feb 11, 2006 | Full Review…
The film hangs reasonably well together, not least because of good performances from all concerned.
Mr. Patton and Miss Myers make likable teen-age heroes, and Mr. Englund actually turns Freddy into a welcome presence. Nov 4, 2003 | Rating: 3/5
Mr. Patton and Miss Myers make likable teen-age heroes, and Mr. Englund actually turns Freddy into a welcome presence.
Janet Maslin
An allegory about the dangers of being forced to repress your sexuality, and also a fun slice of Freddy's nightmare world. May 6, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
An allegory about the dangers of being forced to repress your sexuality, and also a fun slice of Freddy's nightmare world.
C.H. Newell
Not as bad as history has confirmed it, Freddy's actual revenge and original sequel poorly delivers but sets an strange path for a playful villain. [Full review in Spanish]. Feb 18, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Not as bad as history has confirmed it, Freddy's actual revenge and original sequel poorly delivers but sets an strange path for a playful villain. [Full review in Spanish].
Federico Furzan
The sequel is clunky, sluggish, poorly cast, not funny, and worst of all, not scary. And it all but dispenses with what made the first film scary to begin with. May 3, 2016 | Full Review…
The sequel is clunky, sluggish, poorly cast, not funny, and worst of all, not scary. And it all but dispenses with what made the first film scary to begin with.
Jason Bailey
...a weak retread of its marginally superior predecessor... Oct 19, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
...a weak retread of its marginally superior predecessor...
David Nusair
An uneven, tedious, and sloppy sequel with plot holes, lapses in logic and horrible performances... Oct 4, 2010 | Full Review…
An uneven, tedious, and sloppy sequel with plot holes, lapses in logic and horrible performances...
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Possibly the lamest of all the sequels, although Five and Six later set the bar particularly low. Apr 5, 2010 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Possibly the lamest of all the sequels, although Five and Six later set the bar particularly low.
Kim Newman
Much better than expected. Apr 5, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Much better than expected.
As is the prevalent case with most sequels, the film is inferior to its predecessor. It is still very, very good, however, more so than most viewers give it credit for. Oct 9, 2008 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
As is the prevalent case with most sequels, the film is inferior to its predecessor. It is still very, very good, however, more so than most viewers give it credit for.
Dustin Putman
Very weird, homoerotic flick, but very entertaining in a 80s kindofaway Feb 3, 2008 | Rating: 2.5/4
Very weird, homoerotic flick, but very entertaining in a 80s kindofaway
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
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