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Scream 4
U/A (INDIA)
2011
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Positive Reviews
103
Negative reviews
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3.0
Scream 4 goes about its bloody business with impersonal, impatient proficiency: a reasonably clever script, game cast, and assured direction make it o ..
Av Club
2.0
Its a giddy reminder of everything that made Scream such a fresh scream in the first place.
EW
2.5
Wes Craven is a good director, and the film is done with some wit and style.
Rogerebert
2.5
Beyond being almost tediously meta and self referential, Scream 4 lacked any real substance or fresh ideas.
We Got This Covered
1.9
What this structure results in, however, is simply more aimless navel gazing, with the original Screams template serving as a collection of bedrock pr ..
1.9
The problem is, the movie doesnt really care if we are laughing with it or at it.
4.5
Its undeniable that Scream 4, despite some grim and bloody set pieces and squirm inducing stalking from Ghostface, doesnt really work or hold together ..
Screen Daily
1.5
Good horror doesnt startleit scares, and a good mystery is intriguing even once youve solved it.
Collider
2.0
A scattering of amusing bits and clever twists cant forestall the terminal self deconstruction that dominates Scre4m.
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
To Cravens credit, Scream 4 occasionally manages to kick out the genre jams and provide above average jolts of frisson but only occasionally.
2.5
The Scream series was more than just a giant in joke for horror fans though.
E Film Critic
1.0
Fifteen years ago, I ended my Scream review by saying that the horror genre needed a new face. It now needs considerably more than that.
E Film Critic
3.5
More precisely, for the Scream series is nothing if not precise in its aim, the target is once again most of Woodsboros teen population and the toweri ..
3.8
Scream 4 is a strange concoction, clever and self knowing in the extreme and yet operating in primal ways that bypass wit. Something about it feels ve ..
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
A desire to Know What You Did Last Instalment is likely to be the biggest draw for Scream number four, but if this proves to be the last in the series ..
2.0
Craven and Williamson have done little to renew their model, so for all its clever self awareness, this once sharp franchise now feels noticeably date ..
Ny Daily News
3.0
Yes and no. Yes in that, SCREAM 4 is by far the best SCREAM sequel weve ever gotten, but no, it doesnt feel particularly fresh or inspired.
JoBlo
3.5
Returning horror fans should enjoy Scream 4. The series remains smartly unapologetic in toying with meta references and horror film expectations.
Screen Rant
1.9
Back in the nineties, with the original Scream, frightmeister Wes Craven stopped making horror flicks in order to make horror flicks about horror flic ..
The Globe And Mail
3.1
For genre geeks, this can be fun although nothing in Scream 4 is quite as clever as the filmmakers seem to think it is.
Philly
2.0
What a quandary for ambitious actresses it seems that not being in very many movies is the way to achieve natural ageless beauty.
Philly
3.0
While definitely a cut above most slasher flicks...not quite funny or scary enough to hit the mark.
One Guys Opinion
2.5
The enjoyable moments are limited to Alison Brie, funny as Sidneys publicist, and the final recasting of the movie as a backstage diva drama.
Village Voice
1.9
But as a tribute to the original movie, it more or less succeeds.
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
Screams brand of horror, which lampooned the slasher genre while simultaneously embracing it, was fun and breezy in 1996.
ReelViews
3.5
As a result this is quite effective as horror filmmaking and more pungent than anything hes done in a while.
Chicago Reader
3.0
The films a fun ride for those who remember the original fondly, but some of those jokes about the cutting room floor should have been taken to heart.
2.5
The modern homage it pays to its predecessors turns out to be the best thing about the film.
Usa Today
3.8
The end result is a consistently watchable slasher that successfully manages to appeal to both newcomers and the series fans, with the revitalized atm ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
It was jokier than its predecessor, but still delivered the horror goods.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The self reference that looked mildly clever in 1996 is getting downright masturbatoryhere we have slasher movies within slasher movies within slasher ..
News Review
2.0
Characters keep mentioning the trendy term reboot, but Scre4m is really just a rehash.
Radio Times
2.5
Between a diabolically funny start and a surprise climax, Scream 4 offers nothing more than a series of gory deaths that grow tiresome with repetition ..
Rolling Stone
3.5
So they put relatively believable people on screen, use genuinely brutal grisliness and fastidiously avoid cliches (such as a sudden loss of mobile ph ..
Shadows On The Wall
1.5
The Screams have always focused on the grisly business of turning horror into entertainment, and predictable entertainment at that.
Pop Matters
3.0
That said, the film does eventually pick up and the third act is both entertaining and clever, while also working in a neat line of relevant social co ..
View London
2.5
The Scream 4 (I refuse to write it the other way anymore) drinking game: Take a slug every time someone on screen remarks how meta it all is.
New York Post
2.5
Evidently that means movies like those in the Saw franchise have upped the gore ante while sacrificing genuine scares.But a real scare is another casu ..
Az Central
2.5
The first two movies were horror films having a caffeinated conversation with its audience about the genres cliches.
Boston
3.5
The meta nature of this films constant self analysis makes it impossible to suspend disbelief, but Craven relies on this, harvesting laughs and gasps ..
Smh
1.5
And it was straight horror without all the self consciously clever clever audience winking and gags about the genre.
Smh
3.5
All this is perfunctory, but enjoyable enoughassuming you like this sort of movie.
Mountain X
1.5
The creative cognitive dissonance on display in Scream 4 is truly astonishing.
4.5
They dont think theyre killing it: they think theyre reviving it.
2.0
A tweener, the fourth installment is neither fresh nor savvy, neither bright nor witty, neither frightening nor entertaining.
Emanuellevy
3.0
Scream 4 is fun, but more clever clever than fiendishly ingenious.
Guardian
3.0
But its a film about horror films without being a horror film itself.
Guardian
3.1
For what its worth, Scream 4 milks its premise pretty well, with Williamson finding some amusing and even surprising ways to rework the formula to spe ..
Q Network
3.0
What with so many horror movies offering up a surprise ending we will not see coming for the last ten years, its a given that the lure for Scream 4 is ..
Cinema Crazed
3.5
It didnt take long for the Scream franchise to become fully self aware.
Slate
4.0
Put simply, this supposedly new direction for the franchise will very soon grow old, as a franchise once famed for its innovations is reduced to becom ..
Eye For Film
2.0
Silly and stale with far too many extraneous characters. Its multiple false endings becoming monotonous far too soon.
Susang Ranger
3.5
And if you like the tricks and the jolts and the jokes of the Scream series, youll have fun at Scream 4, which immediately plunges the audience into a ..
Movies
3.5
And if you like the tricks and the jolts and the jokes of the Scream series, youll have fun at Scream 4, which immediately plunges the audience into a ..
Movies
3.0
And in a world of cash grubbing reboots, remakes and an endless assembly line of self serious Saw sequels, that love of the genre earns it a welcome r ..
Movies
2.5
After 11 years and the proliferation of these and many other movie wise horror series, whats left to say or show.Call it Scream, the Next Generation.
Time
2.0
But nothing in the film is scarier than Rory Culkins eerie resemblance to 1960s creepy crooner Tiny Tim.
Boston Herald
3.8
Mirren is such a virtuoso talent that her crack comic timing and delivery is not a shock, but what is is how Brand ultimately settles into the role an ..
Mr Brown Movies
3.5
Its not perfect, but its good, scary fun, a fourth installment that any franchise would be proud to call its own.
Bullz-Eye
3.0
Better than the woeful Scream 3, partly thanks to the influx of new faces and the return of Williamson. But really its more of the same, as the franch ..
Total Film
2.5
As a horror comedy hybrid it brings some funny but not a whole lot of fear; in other words, its very much like the original.
Hollywood
2.0
The premise of the Scream movies is admirable.The filmmakers set out to upend every cliche of the slasher genre they can get their fake blood soaked h ..
Coles Mithey
4.4
taken the ideas of the first film and twisted them in on themselves, using the technological advances of the last decade and societys celebrity obsess ..
Movie Freak
3.5
Why Not: Can the director of My Soul to Take make a good horror movie again
1.5
Craven and Williamson cant let go of the original stars, whose sullen characters and cruise control performances add a layer of dullness on top of the ..
Hit Fix
4.5
Scream 4 feels to me like the most direct sequel to the first film, both thematically and stylistically...
Hit Fix
2.5
This sequels requisite film geek character keeps espousing the idea that reboots are nothing more than lame, tired rip offs of the original.Scream 4 s ..
Aisle Seat
3.0
In that time, a whole new wave of crappiness has swamped the horror genre.
Herald Sun
3.8
Unfortunately, the biggest cliche about horror movies is that they have to have a sequel.
Nj
3.0
It works as well as a comedy as it does a thriller. Not perfect for either genre, but thoroughly enjoyable.
7M Pictures
0.6
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Film Freak Central
3.0
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E Online
2.0
Scream remains a highpoint of the slasher genre to this day. Scream 4 doesnt achieve those heights, but for a third sequel its a hell of a lot better ..
Film School Rejects
4.5
This mix of humor, horror, and self referential nods made Scream something truly special.
Ner Dist
3.5
And thats not a particularly difficult task considering the previous entry in the series was one of the most tired and recycled of all horror films.
3.0
Not particularly, but its still great to be in familiar territory in a rare third sequel that is as enjoyable as it is rushed, and flawed as it is nom ..
Cine Vue
3.8
It might be better if they just let this one fun throwback sequel stand on its own.
Three Movie Buffs
4.0
Scre4m manages to avoid this, functioning as both a homage to its 1996 originator and a smart reinvention of its slasher movie roots.
Digital Spy
3.0
Much has happened to movie horror since Wes Cravens Scream franchise began calling its bluffs 15 years ago. Its about time that another Scream flick c ..
Tamp A Bay
3.0
This fourth instalment will please the older fans of the series and should make some new ones amongst the audience who were too young to catch Scream ..
Flicks
3.1
Less than an exercise in tension or surprise, the movies a sporadically funny conversation about the genre.
Red Eye Chicago
3.8
Cast members die off quickly, and sometimes spectacularly, and horror movie rules dont always matter.
Stl Today
2.0
But the central conceit of the characters fates being determined by the rules of horror movies feels irredeemably tired; a clever idea that was worth ..
Ny Times
4.4
Would the whole thing come off as tired and desperate, a last ditch clinging to a formula long past its sell by date
Dustin Put Man
3.5
While some horror aficionados may be bored by the sameness of the killings and frustrated by the constant false alarms (the slasher movie equivalent o ..
Stuff
3.1
After all, the only thing that can truly kill a horror franchise is indifference.
Larsen On Film
5.0
A worthy sequel certain to scare the bejesus out of Scream franchise fans with a strong stomach for gratuitous gore.
News Blaze
3.0
Yet a sequel it is, and in the order of things Scream 4 comes close to duplicating the smarts and thrills of its original.Certainly this is Craven rec ..
Matts Movie Reviews
2.0
Its a tired, overstuffed, overlong picture that labors to revitalize a comatose concept.The scream has effectively become a yawn.
Brian Or Ndorf
2.0
The sad thing is its easy to see why Williamson wanted to write it.
The Filmy Ap
2.0
It is better than Scream 3, but so are most things... I, personally, cannot recall the last time a film insisted on its own pointlessness with quite t ..
Antagony & Ecstasy
3.1
Good enough to please most Scream devotees and nowhere near as awful as most are expecting, this isnt exactly a film you will scream for but its not e ..
2.0
The early films in the Scream franchise showed how to successfully blend the comedy and thriller genres.
The Film Pie
3.8
Whether it was the collaboration, the time between films, or just the seed of the right idea, Scream 4 does what Scream 3 failed to do: further the fr ..
Movie Crypt
3.0
Compared to director Wes Cravens previous horror outing, last years unforgivably awful My Soul to Take, Scream 4 is one of the greatest horror movies ..
Straight
3.5
It is a film about the generation spawned by Scream the people for whom horror movies are a language and a way of life.
Hollywood Chicago
3.5
Williamson flooded this script with some exceptionally smart and witty dialogue poking a great deal of fun at the franchise itself and genre cliches.
Shockya
3.0
The fun with Scream was never inventive deaths or genuine scares, its the whodunit mystery that tiptoed over the line of ridiculousness a decade ago.
Sky
4.0
Brutal Funny Clever You get the feeling that maybe, just maybe, Randy would have approved after all.
The Shiz Nit
2.0
The big question is, has the Scream franchise lost its relevance, especially to a new generation The answer is: No, but with qualifications.
Mercury News
1.9
Its not very funny, its not very scary, and its critiques of other horror franchises ring false because its become what its making fun of.
Scene Stealers
0.5
Why do teenage boys like to watch pretty girls get eviscerated and why do the would be victims get off on watching their proxies get butchered
The Ooh Tray
3.0
Welcome to the one of the best fourth parts of a horror franchise ever made.
Film 4
4.5
Combining the three constant players from the original trilogy with a new cast of fresh faces, this is a fun little flick that will surely entertain f ..
Bowling Green Daily News
3.0
The antidote to bad horror films is not extra self awareness; its scary horror films.And this aint one.
Streaming Quickflix
2.5
This installment is nowhere near the hip, serrated edge blast of newness the original was in 1996. Suddenly, its the horror thriller that, like, your ..
Jam! Movies
1.5
There are so many characters and bit parts, with a mystery bathed in relentless red herrings and half baked false scares that it turns Scre4m into an ..
3.0
This one is so insistently self reflexive that watching it is like watching a snake eating itself it is interesting to watch for a while but there is ..
Tiny Url
3.8
However, Scream 4 is a nice homage to itself and fans of the series should enjoy a number of the films more unique elements.
Cinema Sight
2.0
There are few surprises to be had and even fewer intense and dare I say scream worthy moments.
Daily Film Fix
3.8
This time, hes after Sids cousin (Emma Roberts) and her pals (Hayden Panettiere, usually insipid, here surprisingly effective).
Boston Phoenix
3.0
But its the newness of Mitchells musical accountand Rachel Chavkins gracefully dynamic stagingthat bring this old story to quivering life.
New York Time Out
3.0
While a new crop of teens and older die hard fans rush to see this newest installment in the cult classic Scream series, Scre4m captures some of the m ..
Reel Talk Online
3.8
Its exactly what a Scream sequel should be fun, feisty and, after 11 years out of sight and mind, both refreshed and refreshing.
Sf Examiner
3.8
The cast stopped by Us Weeklys suite while promoting the sixth film of the franchise at San Diego Comic Con, and revealed who they would want with the ..
Us Magazine
3.0
Scream 4 is a total hoot. Assuming you can find the humor in knife stabbings.
Detroit News
4.0
However, it definitely works as a thrill ride and if youre a fan of this franchise, it provides exactly the kind of horror meets comedy tone you want ..
Movies Ign
4.0
Its fascinating to see uninfected people can be as gruesome as flesh eating monsters.
Bloody Disgusting
4.5
Unexpectedly prescient, Scream 4 is a marvelous return to form for the franchise with some razor sharp commentary and thrilling bloodshed. Welcome bac ..
Bloody Disgusting
3.8
Its a new film for a new generation that refuses to ignore its roots.
The Dispatch (Lexington, N ..
3.0
A perfectly acceptable Friday night, Scream 4 delivers plenty of scares without consequences, murder without depth, and a flood of legacy laughs.
Film.com
3.0
While it never fully realizes its intriguing ending thematically or dramatically theres a savage critique of our obsession with unearned celebrity and ..
Metro Times
4.5
His last horror movie, 1994s Wes Cravens New Nightmare, barely broke even.
The Spool
3.0
Better than its anaemic predecessor in every single way, but no more, please.
Little White Lies
3.1
Yet, its just not scary, bereft of suspense and sorely lacking narrative coherence when it comes to the killings.
Critics Notebook
3.0
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Eclipse Magazine
2.0
Honestly, its not an unwelcome thing to watch the return of Neve Campbell as the slasher victim who wouldnt die, Courtney Cox as the tabloid hack in b ..
Abc News Go
2.5
This latest Scream serves up its best moments in its opening minutes.
Kpbs
4.5
The film pokes fun at the series imitators with true humor.But at the same time, youll be jumping out of your seat while your laughter echoes in your ..
Crazed Fan Boy
2.5
Its not a disgrace indeed, its not bad if you like that sort of thing while not particularly good, and yet its one of the better horror films Ive seen ..
MSN Movies
3.0
Thankfully, the return of not only Craven but original screenwriter Kevin Williamson and the surviving cast elevates this one beyond the typical cash ..
Dread Central
3.0
I had just seen a pretty clever, decent horror movie and I had been entertained.
Flixist
3.3
The perfect Scream film for the Charlie Sheen age, a bloated, overhyped folly trading the intelligence of its origins for empty calories and dull plat ..
Movie Line
3.5
The self referential nature of the series was explored through the concept of the Stab films the horror franchise watched by the characters within the ..
Cinema Autopsy
3.0
THE original Scream film revitalised the dying horror genre back in 1996 by injecting a sense of self awareness amid its scares and managing to not di ..
Standard Net Au
1.0
If you ask someone Whats your favorite scary movie and they answer Scream 4, they are a ****ing ***hole.
Bad Ass Digest
3.0
With more turns and twirls than a game of Twister with a barrelful of monkeys, Scream 4 packs punch but lacks long term luster.
Horror
1.5
The deal you have with yourself and the world is that youre the one who doesnt look away.
World Socialist Web Site
2.0
If you only watch Scream 4 once, it might prove satisfying. But the film fails to hold any value beyond its first screening, largely thanks to a slopp ..
Blu Ray Ign
3.0
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News Of The World
2.0
Even if youre a fan, you can feel the franchise fatigue setting in.
Mania.com
3.0
Scream 4 has the perfect opening and then slowly declines to a slightly above average slasher flick. It could have used more scares and less self awar ..
3.0
A self aware riff on the futility of trying to recapture lightning in a bottle.
New York Metro Mix
3.0
The Scream franchise is very much alive and in relatively good health.
Ultra Culture
3.5
Scream 4s primary targets are horror film remakes and reboots, while the film itself is more of a reboot of the franchise than a proper sequel.
Fanboys of the Universe
3.0
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Jo Reviews
2.5
Scream 4 isnt the embarrassment one fears from such a belated return to a sleeping franchise. But its neither scary nor inventive enough to warrant it ..
Washington Times
3.5
Nevertheless, it rises above its peers in the genre and proves itself as a film that is worth screaming about.
Big Hollywood
4.4
Get ready to start dancing the Macarena again because Scream 4 is spearheading 90s nostalgia with a vengeance.
3.0
Though director Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson dont quite generate the lightning in a bottle energy that made their first Scream movie a ..
Dallas News
3.0
Attempts to add emotional depth are misguided, but this is an entertaining popcorn flick.
2.0
Eleven years have passed since the disappointing Scream 3 seemingly put an end to the franchise, but despite a new, young cast of corpses in waiting m ..
Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
3.8
For a film that thrived from mocking the horror genre and cleverly, Williamson hasnt lost his touch.
BlackFilm.com
4.5
SDCC 2018 is in the books and Hal Rudnick was on the on the floor in San Diego checking out the best cosplay, exclusive sights, and more at Comic Con! ..
Screen Junkies
1.5
Scream was snarky, insightful, and sorta cool. Scream 4 is a aging hypocrite with delusions of insight.
FEARnet
3.5
Still, I think it might be time to finally put the Scream series in its grave. At least that way it will go out on a high note. And isnt that what we ..
Wd Times
2.0
The characters grapple with the rules of horror films, but the number one rule that I am sure everyone involved with Scream 4 knew but refused to say: ..
BET.com
4.5
Its a solid one, one that does the Scream brand proud, and it should inspire a new generation of moviegoers to think twice about picking up the phone ..
2.5
Scream and Scream Again by Glenn Lovell Lets see if we can get this straight.
Cinema Dope
3.5
But overall the movie is bright and bloody and enjoyable, and is completely worth seeing when you stand back and look at what the filmmakers have done ..
Camp Blood
2.5
Could it be that Ive shudder simply gotten too old for this stuff
Movie Hole
3.1
You know a movie franchise has lost its pop culture clout when it goes from creating the most popular Halloween accessory to successfully tracing the ..
4.5
This film is a gift. Its not only prescient about the the dark pursuit of fans and celebrity, its a faithful sequel with plenty of homages to the OG f ..
Hazel & Katniss & Harry & ..
3.0
The fresh bloom may have faded from the series but Scream 4 is still smart, amusing and more entertaining than the average horror film.
Daily Express
2.0
Everybody is still a suspect and everybody is still a victim, but narrowing down our Ghostface has become easier than ever.
Gordon and the Whale
3.5
Like its predecessors, its the horror movie for people who dont want to be on the edge of their seats throughout the whole film.
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