Scream
critic Reviews
, 76% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- The fifth Scream finds the franchise working harder than ever to maintain its meta edge -- and succeeding surprisingly often.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
I enjoyed it more than I expected... I laughed quite a bit.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJenny NulfAustin Chronicle
Scream is a blast, a solid setup for more to come.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJake WilsonThe Age (Australia)
To an impressive extent, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and their team succeed in squaring this circle, a trick they accomplish partly by turning their film into a symposium on what a new Scream ought to look like.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
Remembering the thrill of the original, and just how brilliantly of its time it was, this is just alright. The Halloween reboot was far more surprising in its reconfiguration.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCharlotte O'SullivanLondon Evening Standard
Scream is smart. All that's lacking is a plot, or a heroine, capable of making us squeal.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
While this is the smartest, funniest and stabbiest film since the 1996 original, it does feel as though Scream has come full circle...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEmiliano BasileEscribiendoCine
Now, if we can "turn a blind eye" to its narrative slips, we can enjoy a film that is on par with the rest of the saga... [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSarah VincentCambridge Day
While the film tries to evoke the clever, meta film dialogue of the original, terms such as “requel” are better left unspoken.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCris Parker3C Films (Youtube)
Scream 5 successfully revives a beloved series with lovable new faces and reveals that live up to the franchise.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreZach PopeZach Pope Reviews
Scream once again slices open the horror genre in a clever, meta, & BRUTAL way. Some of the best kills yet some of the best performances yet
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