Scream 4 (2011)

Just over 10 years now since Scream 3's release, we rejoin this horror series with a decade having passed in the characters lives as well. A little bit of a jump on horror month for me, and one that I thought I might have to do some research into what happened in the previous films before watching. As long as you remember who is who, you are fine, this review should provide a refresher for you as well.

Neve Campbell plays Sidney Prescott, the victim in the previous films who currently making her rounds on a book tour talking about her survival. David Arquette is Dewey Riley the police chief, who used to work alongside his now wife Gale Riley [Courteney Cox]. Gale has made a living off of selling her detective stories of stopping Ghostface as a slasher movie series. So the killings start again, but this time Sidney's younger sister Jill [Emma Roberts] and best friend Kirby [Hayden Panettiere] are running from Ghostface.

A few scary moments, and a typical Wes Craven Scream twist, both good and welcome. Some really bad acting, which I actually expected more from in this series. For all the work I did figuring out what happened in the previous movies it wasn't worth my time.

Vote: 5/10

IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/

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