Scream
2022
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Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Cast: Melissa Barrera, Mason Gooding, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbell
A new person puts on the Ghostface mask and embarks on a murder spree in Woodsboro. This time, the events revolve around two sisters, the older one of whom is the daughter of the original killer. The first Scream was an entertaining slasher movie, which was built around the idea how predictable and formulaic slasher movies are. So far, so clever. After three forgettable sequels, we get a trite and incredibly lazy requel (reboot + sequel), which scrapes the bottom of the barrel by being built around the idea how predictable and formulaic the Scream series is. It lost me in the opening scene, which offers a self-referential recreation of the iconic cold open of the 1996 original. Once again we are reminded how the killer operates, and after multiple mechanical and mind-numbing scenes we realise that everything played out just the way we were told in the beginning. Since this is a reboot, the remaining members of the original cast obviously return for cameos. The sixth episode is in production.
