| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov |
"A triumphant return to form for (director) Wes Craven..." more... |
B |
BBC
Almar Haflidason |
"...robs itself of the chance to get the audience to take the thrills and gut-spills it offers seriously." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"I liked the in-jokes and the self-aware characters." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"With Scream, the genre reclaims its roots." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"Craven's annoying, attitude-heavy thriller can't transcend the '80s slasher flicks it parodies." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...I left pleasantly surprised and a bit shaken up from so much jumping in my seat." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas |
"...a bravura, provocative sendup of horror pictures..." more... |
A |
New York Times
Janet Maslin |
"...its brand of humor eventually proves one-note and thin." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Scream is a rarity: a horror movie spoof that succeeds almost as well at provoking scares as laughs." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack |
"...amusingly twisted..." more... |
B |
Washington Post
Richard Harrington |
"...an instant classic, and not simply of the genre." more... |
A |
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