Scream 2 Reviews

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C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore
May 6, 2019
Running the gamut from horror parody to the inclusion of high art and stage tragedy, Scream 2 like a great piece of literary fiction.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org
July 2, 2018
A sharp collection of observations strung across two hours of bloodshed, intricate motives, pointed cultural references and nearly flawless examples of well-modulated tension.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
Roger Hurlburt
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
September 1, 2015
Old-hand Craven delivers a delectably gruesome, well-crafted horror yarn that is crisply edited, inventively photographed and devilishly cast.
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Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
May 20, 2011
Its self-awareness has a brashness that can be enlivening.
Full Review | Original Score: B
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
April 8, 2011
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).
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
April 4, 2011
...a perfunctory (yet consistently watchable) sequel...
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs
March 30, 2011
Bloody good fun.
Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4
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Chris Nashawaty
Entertainment Weekly
March 24, 2011
The rest of the cast of disposable archetypes deadpanned about why ''sequels suck'' -- a particularly funny joke, since this one didn't.
Full Review | Original Score: B
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed
March 18, 2011
A bland limp sequel that fails to follow the act of the charismatic first film...
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Charles Cassady
Common Sense Media
December 15, 2010
Slightly milder sequel to the post-modern slasher.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy
July 26, 2009
There's a lot more going on here than in Scream... So why isn't it a slam dunk? Because of the writing, which is just lousy in any number of ways.
Full Review | Original Score: 5/10
Dustin Putman
TheFilmFile.com
October 15, 2008
The weakest entry in the trilogy, but it's still smarter than the majority of horror films that get released each year.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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Leonard Klady
Variety
July 28, 2008
Visceral, witty and appropriately redundant...
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
September 23, 2007
Clever parody of the sequel trend; once again we are treated to a movie mocking its own conventions. Some great comic -- and terrifying -- moments, but suffers for not being as original as the original.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/4
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Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
September 23, 2007
If you liked Scream there's no reason you shouldn't like this sequel.
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Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide
September 23, 2007
This disappointing sequel to last year's horror sleeper gets trapped in the clichs it's trying to send up.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/4
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
August 18, 2007
Scream 2 is as clever and nerve-wracking as the original; on its own self-referential, crowd-pleasing terms, it's a success.
Full Review | Original Score: 4/5
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Derek Adams
Time Out
June 24, 2006
The film itself is stuck in a cycle of repetition, with slight variations.
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Tom Meek
Film Threat
December 6, 2005
Scream 2 isn't nearly as fresh, suspenseful or witty as it's inaugural bloodfest.
Original Score: 2.5/5
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
April 9, 2005
The secret to both Scream and Scream 2's success is that neither film condescends to its audience - instead the audience is let in on the joke.
Full Review | Original Score: B
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