
Variety
The picture delivers enough of the expected goods, if seldom with the wit or panache of the series' best.
Full reviewTen years since Scream 3, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette and the Ghostface Killer are back. The original writer (Kevin Williamson) and director (Wes Craven) also return. New knife fodder includes Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Adam Brody and Rory Culkin.
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The picture delivers enough of the expected goods, if seldom with the wit or panache of the series' best.
Full reviewBetter than the woeful Scream 3, partly thanks to the influx of new faces and the return of Williamson. But really it’s more of the same, as the franchise slips further towards total self-parody.
Full reviewThe central conceit of the characters' fates being determined by the "rules" of horror movies feels irredeemably tired; a clever idea that was worth one movie.
Full reviewAll through the movie, Scream 4 lets us know that it knows exactly what it's up to - and then goes right ahead and gets up to it.
Full reviewThe kills themselves are both bountiful and bloody, the movie references are brilliant and bloody, the funny is very frequent and very frequently bloody, but to say any more would ruin the boo.
Full reviewA desire to Know What You Did Last Installment is likely to be the biggest draw for Scream number four, but if this proves to be the last in the series, it's a bloody shame it ended not with a Scream but a whimper.
Full reviewScream 4 is available to stream in Australia now on Stan and Google Play and Apple TV and Prime Video Store.
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