Scream (2022) | Film Review

 

I absolutely love the Scream movies (and most slasher movies in general), so I was really excited to finally see the newest instalment of the Scream franchise.

Twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro murders, a new masked killer is back to terrorize a group of high school students. But as secrets from the past come to light, this group find out that they're more connected to the original murders than they ever thought possible.

This film sits right in the middle of the Scream movies, for me. It wasn't the best, but it wasn't the worst.

I loved the opening scene. While it was obviously inspired by the opening scene of the first Scream movie, it also felt very modern.

The ties to the original movie were really interesting. I liked that the film felt connected to the first in so many ways.

It was really nice to see the old characters (and actors) come back. As a fan of these movies, even if you don't like the plot, it's fun to see them on screen together again.

I loved the cast of characters. As well as the characters from the first movie, Dewey Riley (David Arquette), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), there are also some great new characters: Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega), Richie Kirsch (Jack Quaid), Wes Hicks (Dylan Minnette), Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown), Chad Meeks-Martin (Mason Gooding) and Amber Freeman (Mikey Madison). The characters were really interesting and made the film fun to watch.

The story is well-written, and while it wasn't my favourite Scream movie, I found that the connections to previous films made it more interesting to watch than a lot of the other Scream movies. Having said that, some of the dialogue was a bit cheesy in places, and some of the things that the characters said felt a bit unrealistic.

The best part of movies like this is the reveal at the end. I liked the reveal, but I didn't love the motive that the killer had. It felt a bit flimsy, and definitely wasn't strong enough to wrap the movie up.

Overall, this is an enjoyable, fun movie. It's not the best Scream, but if you're a fan of the previous movies, you should definitely watch it.

6/10