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The franchise is showing its age, but Scream 4 is undeniably an improvement over its predecessor, with just enough meta humor and clever kills.
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"Scream 4" lacks the qualities that would make it a masterpiece, but it testifies to the cyclical nature of commercial storytelling in sharp, nearly timeless fashion. Apr 19, 2011
"Scream 4" lacks the qualities that would make it a masterpiece, but it testifies to the cyclical nature of commercial storytelling in sharp, nearly timeless fashion.
Eric Kohn
Scream 4 is fun, but more clever-clever than fiendishly ingenious. Apr 17, 2011 | Full Review…
Scream 4 is fun, but more clever-clever than fiendishly ingenious.
Philip French
Scream's brand of horror, which lampooned the slasher genre while simultaneously embracing it, was fun and breezy in 1996. In 2011, it's about as fresh as the whiff of something stale and rank from a crypt. Apr 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Scream's brand of horror, which lampooned the slasher genre while simultaneously embracing it, was fun and breezy in 1996. In 2011, it's about as fresh as the whiff of something stale and rank from a crypt.
James Berardinelli
Craven guides us expertly down a series of blind, bloody alleys, a journey that's more pleasurable than frustrating. On account of his steady hand, the last act is as good as could be expected: skillfully conceived and entertaining in its preposterousness Apr 15, 2011 | Full Review…
Craven guides us expertly down a series of blind, bloody alleys, a journey that's more pleasurable than frustrating. On account of his steady hand, the last act is as good as could be expected: skillfully conceived and entertaining in its preposterousness
Josh Levin
Scream 4 is a total hoot. Assuming you can find the humor in knife stabbings. Apr 15, 2011 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Scream 4 is a total hoot. Assuming you can find the humor in knife stabbings.
Tom Long
Compared with so many of the rebooted slasher flicks, Scream 4 remains a cut above. No, that is not an intended pun. Apr 15, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4
Compared with so many of the rebooted slasher flicks, Scream 4 remains a cut above. No, that is not an intended pun.
Lisa Kennedy
A fun and witty reminder of an old horror master's unparalleled talents. Jun 7, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A fun and witty reminder of an old horror master's unparalleled talents.
Matthew Lucas
Combining the three constant players from the original trilogy with a new cast of fresh faces, this is a fun little flick that will surely entertain fans of the genre. May 7, 2019 | Full Review…
Combining the three constant players from the original trilogy with a new cast of fresh faces, this is a fun little flick that will surely entertain fans of the genre.
Micheal Compton
Old meets new in the best, most genuine kind of way. May 5, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Old meets new in the best, most genuine kind of way.
C.H. Newell
Where the film works best is in its sharp, self-aware attitude toward the rules of the horror genre, and can perhaps be forgiven its occasionally unexciting dialogue and ridiculous one-liners. Nov 7, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Where the film works best is in its sharp, self-aware attitude toward the rules of the horror genre, and can perhaps be forgiven its occasionally unexciting dialogue and ridiculous one-liners.
Edward Frost
It doesn't always hit the vital organs, but it comes pretty close, and sometimes that's all it takes. Nov 4, 2018 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…
It doesn't always hit the vital organs, but it comes pretty close, and sometimes that's all it takes.
Johnny Gayzmonic
The films true strength, though, lies in the young cast. Alongside [Hayden Panettiere's] Kirby are Kieran Culkin and Emma Roberts. Their performances elevate the film from simply a great movie to a rewatchable classic. Oct 24, 2017 | Full Review…
The films true strength, though, lies in the young cast. Alongside [Hayden Panettiere's] Kirby are Kieran Culkin and Emma Roberts. Their performances elevate the film from simply a great movie to a rewatchable classic.
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