The notorious killer Ghostface returns in already the sixth part of Scream. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett have for Scream 6of Scream VI, scared the hell out of some familiar faces. Jenna Ortega (Wednesday from the Netflix series of the same name) plays the scream queen this time and Courteney Cox (Monica from the sitcom Friends) takes on the role of journalist Gale Weathers in the comedy slasher film. NU.nl lists the reviews from the newspapers.
De Telegraaf – three stars
“No one is safe. Even the survivors from the original are no longer known, since the death of Dewey Riley (David Arquette) in the previous Scream-film.”
Neve Campbell is not returning as Sidney Prescott, the Screamqueen of the first hour. The star of lead actress Jenna Ortega is thanks to the success of the Netflix series Wednesday has now risen so quickly that especially the younger audience will hardly miss that piece of nostalgia.”
Ortega plays Tara Carpenter, Melissa Barrera her older half-sister Sam. In Scream VI they left Woodsboro behind and moved with a few loyal friends to New York, where Tara has thrown herself into college life. Sam, who carries a heavy legacy in her genes, keeps a close eye on her younger sister, fearing that Ghostface will resurface. When that actually happens, the question is, as always, who is hiding behind the mask this time.”
De Volkskrant – two stars
“‘Who the fuck cares about movies?’ “Fucking franchise.” Just some commentary from the characters Scream VI, which they seem to give in their infinite wisdom to the routine horror in which they themselves play the leading role. That’s how it goes in the Screamseries, while the fun of all that self-conscious meta stuff is really over.”
There’s so little in return in this uninspired carnival ride of old and new slasher clichés, in which sisters Sam and Tara Carpenter once again battle a masked knife-wielder and are surrounded by mindless stereotypes – the shy dork, the suspicious newbie – who some consequence can be butchered Sometimes some brutal gore, that’s the best thing the drivel-packed Scream VI has to offer.”
The Guardian – four stars
“Scream VI makes witty commentary on the franchise without becoming pedantic, as is the case with many superficial horror films. There are short but powerful moments of sadness (it’s the sixth film and a lot of people have died since then) and the film remains lively enough not to get bogged down in this sadness.”
“It’s the second movie in the new Screamuniverse and the following applies: the more grotesque, the better. It’s the goryest movie of the series so far, without falling into grimness. The reveal at the end of the movie is as wacky as you’d expect, but hugely satisfying – for reasons that are impossible to explain without giving away the ending. You can say that there is a lot of appreciation for the earlier events in Scream. That makes the viewer all the more curious about what’s to come.”
“If more Screammovies can have such an effect, there’s more content in the franchise than we thought.”
Variety – no stars
“Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and screenwriters James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick are back. Their film is matter-of-fact and cynical and makes the viewer wonder when a film can actually be called just right.”
“Scream VI is a pretty good thriller. It’s a bloody, murderous game that’s cleverly pranked and powerfully staged in just the right way. (…) The Screamseries was always the slasher series in the first two parts that was too self-aware to be just a slasher. Now it’s the slasher series that’s just self-aware enough not to become a meaningless retelling.”
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