‘Scream 4’ movie review: Wes Craven’s belated Scream sequel more of whisper
Scream 4 is more of the same, and equals or betters the last two installments; fans should dig it
April 13, 2011
Menu
Scream 4 is more of the same, and equals or betters the last two installments; fans should dig it
No Strings Attached is all about the casual sex, friends with benefits relationship and what happens when one of the parties falls for the other
Sanctum looks great in crisp, clean James Cameron-approved 3D, but that’s about the best that can be said for it
The Green Hornet is a heaping mess of a film that just about sinks to the level of A-Team or Transformers 2 incoherence
The Kids Are All Right is light sitcom-level entertainment, tame and dull and even, perhaps, unwittingly offensive in design
Petr Jákl’s high-profile Kajínek profiles the man called the “most famous prisoner in the Czech Republic”
Saw 3D, or Saw: The Final Chapter, is easily the most violent entry in the series (yet) though the 3D is a non-event
Shrek Forever After is being touted as the final installment in the Shrek franchise, which feels about right
Killers stars Ashton Kutcher as a super-spy and Katharine Heigl as a frumpy computer technician
Steve Pink’s Hot Tub Time Machine has a title and some goofy charm, and little else
Babylon A.D. has the germ of some potentially fascinating material, but it’s all thrown into a blender and the resulting film completely lacks cohesion
Legion takes the old Night of the Living Dead/Assault on Precinct 13 formula and adds a biblical twist.
Dear John is a little different the the usual Nicholas Sparks adaptation, but only in the details: the schmaltz is poured on even thicker, to even less effect
At least half of New York, I Love You is unbearable, and only one 7-minute segment is really worthwhile
There’s some stuff in The Fourth Kind that really works, and the central conceit could’ve been pulled off under different circumstances
It’s Complicated is well-produced, with a better cast than the material deserves, and its target audience should enjoy it
2012 is the disaster movie mother of them all, combining earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and more
The Accidental Husband has a couple of appealing performances from Uma Thurman and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Marcus Nispel’s Friday the 13th is yet another pointless remake of a ‘classic’ slasher film
Transporter 3 jettisons the goofy, over-the-top fun of its predecessors in favor of a more serious Bourne-lite ride
High School Musical 3: Senior Year arrives in cinemas after the first 2 direct-to-Disney Channel films became massive hits on cable and DVD
Bangkok Dangerous is a woefully misconceived picture that is nevertheless good for some unintentional laughs
Paul W.S. Anderson’s Death Race should please genre fans and represents a solid effort among the director’s oeuvre
Like most recent Hollywood horror films, Alexandre Aja’s Mirrors is based on a successful Asian chiller