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As with the first film, Scream 2 is a gleeful takedown of scary movie conventions that manages to poke fun at terrible horror sequels without falling victim to the same fate.
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The rest of the cast of disposable archetypes deadpanned about why ''sequels suck'' -- a particularly funny joke, since this one didn't. Mar 24, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
The rest of the cast of disposable archetypes deadpanned about why ''sequels suck'' -- a particularly funny joke, since this one didn't.
Chris Nashawaty
Visceral, witty and appropriately redundant... Jul 28, 2008
Visceral, witty and appropriately redundant...
Leonard Klady
If you liked Scream there's no reason you shouldn't like this sequel. Sep 23, 2007 | Full Review…
If you liked Scream there's no reason you shouldn't like this sequel.
Lisa Alspector
The film itself is stuck in a cycle of repetition, with slight variations. Jun 24, 2006 | Full Review…
The film itself is stuck in a cycle of repetition, with slight variations.
Derek Adams
While the shocks come thick and fast, the real pleasure comes from the knowing humour and ingenious spoofing of genre tropes. May 29, 2001 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
While the shocks come thick and fast, the real pleasure comes from the knowing humour and ingenious spoofing of genre tropes.
Neil Smith
A horror movie balancing gore and terror with personality, humor and a nifty gimmick. Jan 1, 2000
A horror movie balancing gore and terror with personality, humor and a nifty gimmick.
Michael Wilmington
Running the gamut from horror parody to the inclusion of high art and stage tragedy, Scream 2 like a great piece of literary fiction. May 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Running the gamut from horror parody to the inclusion of high art and stage tragedy, Scream 2 like a great piece of literary fiction.
C.H. Newell
A sharp collection of observations strung across two hours of bloodshed, intricate motives, pointed cultural references and nearly flawless examples of well-modulated tension. Jul 2, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
A sharp collection of observations strung across two hours of bloodshed, intricate motives, pointed cultural references and nearly flawless examples of well-modulated tension.
David Keyes
Old-hand Craven delivers a delectably gruesome, well-crafted horror yarn that is crisply edited, inventively photographed and devilishly cast. Sep 1, 2015 | Full Review…
Old-hand Craven delivers a delectably gruesome, well-crafted horror yarn that is crisply edited, inventively photographed and devilishly cast.
Roger Hurlburt
Its self-awareness has a brashness that can be enlivening. May 20, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Its self-awareness has a brashness that can be enlivening.
Nick Schager
The first 10 minutes attain a deranged brilliance (especially considering Charlie Kaufman wouldn't introduce his own brand of narrative invention for another two years). Apr 8, 2011 | Rating: 3.5 | Full Review…
The first 10 minutes attain a deranged brilliance (especially considering Charlie Kaufman wouldn't introduce his own brand of narrative invention for another two years).
Josh Larsen
...a perfunctory (yet consistently watchable) sequel... Apr 4, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
...a perfunctory (yet consistently watchable) sequel...
David Nusair
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