Scream 7 Review

 

Alright we've got a brand new Scream movie and this time around Sidney is back to once again take center stage. But the question is, is the movie any good?

Scream 7 is slasher movie, the sequel to Scream VI, and this goes without say but this is now the seventh installment to the franchise. Production was done by Spyglass Media Group and Project X Entertainment with Paramount Pictures in charged of distribution. Kevin Williamson not only returns to the series to once again write the story, which he did alongside Guy Busick, but he's also the director.

The story is, Sidney has build a life for herself outside of the Ghostface deaths. She's got everything a woman could ask for. Kids, a husband, and a peaceful life. But this peace is soon brought into trouble when a new Ghostface appears and plans to kill her oldest daughter Tatum. But this new killer brings something strange, cause the man claiming to be behind the mask is someone who's been dead since the original '96 Woodsboro massacre.

Initial Reaction

Alright I'm not gonna waste too much cause I think you know why I wanted to review this. I love this franchise. Simple as that, so when I heard we were getting another one and this time Sidney would be back (which means more Neve Campbell 😏), so I was excited. Even slightly more so knowing original '96 writer Kevin Williamson was also coming back.

Cons

I've got nothing.

Middle Ground

It's the story. Simple as the that. More importantly, it's the big killer reveal that drags the story down. Because up until that point, the movie was pretty good. We got a good mystery involving a long dead character, Sidney struggling with protecting her daughter, and a very interesting use of having A.I. and deep fakes being part of the mystery. But the identities of the killers was a huge letdown. One character kind of has more meat to them because we get to learn a bit about their backstory involving domestic abuse, but they're seen like I don't know two maybe three times. On the other killer we only saw for one scene and they were in that one for like one minute maybe two minutes. That's significantly less they the other one. So yeah, I loved a lot of this movie but this is probably the weakest killer identity twist out all of the Scream films.

Pros

Now for the pros. One being Neve Campbell's performance. She once again challenges Sidney's fierce grit when once again facing off against a new Ghostface killer, but what I also like is while she has shown Sidney's more vulnerable side before, what made it stand out compared to the rest was we get to see Sidney struggle as mother in the sense of raising a daughter and having to protect her daughter knowing someone wants to kill them. And Campbell really brought out that motherly emotional weight, probably because not only she is a good actress but she's also a mother in real life too. Regardless, Neve Campbell was great. Another thing I want to praise. I mentioned it before but I really want to dive deep on why I liked it so much. That being the use of A.I. Not only was it timely, but I felt it brought a refreshment to the whodunit mystery. Cause how many times have we've seen videos whether it's a celebrity or something crazy like let's an eagle snatches a baby and flies off with it, only to find out it was just convincing A.I. But I thought yeah, this could be a great way to torment someone. Cause throughout the movie, Sidney is being tormented by a past killer who's thought to be dead as well as other characters who have died along the way. The last thing I'll praise is the kills. Holy hell a lot of these were brutal. I think the ones that'll be the most talked about is where one character is killed on stage play with a flying harness and another one involving a beer tap. Those were definitely the best ones.

While I wasn't fully disappointed in the movie, I do admit Scream 7 is much like Scream 3, where it's one the franchise's weaker installments.

My final rating is, Okay.

So that's all for now. Come back on Monday, Mar 2nd, for my Classic Film Night review of Apocalypse Now. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.