Variety
The picture delivers enough of the expected goods, if seldom with the wit or panache of the series' best.
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Scream 4
Ten 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.
2011112 minsUSA
HorrorThriller
- Director:
- Wes Craven ('A Nightmare on Elm Street', 'The Hills Have Eyes', 'Scream')
- Writer:
- Kevin Williamson
- Cast:
- Courteney CoxNeve CampbellDavid ArquetteEmma RobertsHayden PanettiereAdam BrodyRory CulkinMary McDonnell
Scream 4 / Reviews
Total Film
Better 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.
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The New York Times
The 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.
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Roger Ebert
All 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.
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Los Angeles Times
The 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.
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Empire Magazine
A 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.
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