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“#’Scream 5′ Drowns Returning Characters in Fresh Blood<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

     <span class=\"mx-1\">Wes Craven may be gone, but one of his horror legacies lives on.<\/span>\n<\/p><div id=\"\">\n\n\n\n                <figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-media \">\n            <img width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scream-2022.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ghostface in Scream\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scream-2022.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/scream-2022-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/>                                    <p>\n                    <span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\">Paramount Pictures<\/span>\n\n                        <\/figure>\n\n    <!-- START BYLINE -->\n    <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\">\n        By\u00a0Rob Hunter\u00a0\u00b7 Published on January 15th, 2022 \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- END BYLINE -->\n\n    All of the films in the <em>Scream<\/em> franchise have paired their horror\/comedy stylings with some manner of commentary on society, and the targets have ranged from people looking to scapegoat horror movies<\/a> to social media<\/a> users craving instant stardom. 2022\u2019s <strong><em>Scream<\/em><\/strong> (aka <em>Scream 5<\/em>) channels that self-awareness and aims its razorsharp crosshairs into an overdue takedown of horror \u201cfans\u201d themselves \u2014 both the dummies who use the term \u201celevated horror\u201d as an elitist app<\/a>roach to the genre, and the assholes who feel dangerously entitled to art they had no hand in creating. Do the mystery thrills and bloody spills stack up as well? Sadly, no, but there\u2019s still a fair amount of fun to be had with this new generation\u2019s visit to Woodsboro.\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega<\/strong>) is home alone and waiting for a friend\u2019s arrival when a phone call from a stranger sends her night reeling. Small-talk and mention of Tara\u2019s mother soon turns to questions about scary movies and a life or death offer to play a trivia game<\/a>. One wrong answer later, and Ghostface is plunging a blade into her flesh. She survives, and her encounter draws a handful of visitors to town. Her estranged sister Sam (Melissa Barrera<\/strong>) is among them, joined by her boyfriend Richie (Jack Quaid<\/strong>), and a few more familiar faces aren\u2019t too far behind. As bodies start dropping left and right, both newcomers and old friends go knife tip to knife tip with a black-robed killer in a ghostface mask.<\/p>\n
The late, great Wes Craven<\/strong> has a few franchises to his name, but while both The Hills Have Eyes<\/em> and A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> saw later entries\/remakes directed by others, Craven held the helm through all four Scream<\/em> films from 1996 through 2011. His death in 2015 meant any further sequels would break that trend, and that time has come with Scream 5<\/em>. Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin<\/strong> and Tyler Gillett<\/strong> follow up their fantastic feature debut, 2019\u2019s Ready or Not<\/em>, with a horror\/comedy that has a stronger pedigree but a far less satisfying execution. They\u2019re hampered by a script (from two more newcomers to the Scream<\/em> fold, James Vanderbilt<\/strong> and Guy Busick<\/strong>) that feels like it\u2019s trying perhaps too hard to match what\u2019s come before rather than stand on its own.<\/p>\n
To be fair, that return to the original is the aim of Scream 5<\/em> as echoed by a character\u2019s breakdown of the \u201crequel\u201d concept \u2014 part remake, part sequel, it\u2019s a film that brings back legacy characters\/storylines to bolster new leads and future films. It\u2019s a wobbly balance that doesn\u2019t always work as returning characters alternately feel like window dressing or square pegs being pounded into round holes. Former sheriff Dewey Riley (David Arquette<\/strong>) finds a natural fit looking haggard and living out of a bottle, but the eventual (and expected) arrival of Gail Weathers (Courteney Cox<\/strong>) and Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell<\/strong>) lack a similar character shift. The first four films tell Sidney\u2019s story, but here she\u2019s just passing through.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s fine in theory, as again, it\u2019s a requel, but we\u2019re not given much of a replacement here. The bulk of the new characters feature a direct tie to old ones, but while most are innocuous, Sam\u2019s boils down to a central plot point that also leaves her saddled with visions of a certain deceased character \u2014 who engages her in short conversations. It\u2019s an element that feels far removed from the \u201creality\u201d of Scream<\/em>\u2018s world, and it\u2019s one Barrera has difficulty selling. Ortega fares far better and exhibits tangible fear during her attack, and the other new faces (Dylan Minnette<\/strong>, Mikey Madison<\/strong>, Sonia Ammar<\/strong>, Mason Gooding<\/strong>, and Jasmin Savoy Brown<\/strong>) all find varying degrees of engagement. Brown is the film\u2019s standout, though, as the new Randy (Jamie Kennedy) spouting rules and cracking wise about horror movies.<\/p>\n
Ultimately, Scream<\/em>\u2018s biggest issue is the lack of a real whodunnit element. The past four films all succeed at muddying the suspect waters enough that viewers will find themselves shifting their suspicions up until the reveal (or reveals as the case may be) resulting in gasps, smiles, and dropped jaws. Rewatches of 1996\u2019s original might leave you feeling stupid for not immediately suspecting both Billy and Stu and holding fast to that belief, but that shows just how good Craven\u2019s filmmaking and Kevin Williamson\u2019s script truly is. Red herrings abound, and the same is true for the three sequels which leave viewers guessing and uncertain through to the end. Scream 5<\/em> drops that ball hard, though, and the killer(s) is\/are almost immediately identifiable and remain(s) that way with no room for doubt until the final reveal. It\u2019s a major disappointment for a film that otherwise wants to kick start something new and modern.<\/p>\n
But enough about what doesn\u2019t work in Scream 5<\/em>\u2026 as mentioned at the start there\u2019s definitely fun to be found here. Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett shoot an energetic and attractive genre film here finding suspense in chase scenes and having visible fun along the way. One cheeky bit sees them play with the trope of jump scares involving doors and doorways while others see visual riffs on the original film. The 90s always feel within arms reach by design \u2014 just check out Minnette\u2019s bleach job! The kills are bloody, the needle drops are appropriate, and the film uses the franchise\u2019s history and reactions to recent requels to land some killer blows.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can fandom be toxic?\u201d asks an agitated character, and it\u2019s a question meant to be rhetorical both in and out of Scream<\/em>. Anyone who\u2019s paid even the slightest attention to pop culture and franchise fandoms over the past few years knows just how easy it is for keyboard warriors to work themselves into a frothy, masturbatory frenzy over perceived slights against their favorite movies, characters, and storylines. From Star Wars<\/em> and Ghostbusters<\/em> fanatics angry about new films, to fans \u201cdemanding\u201d the release of versions that honor their favorite directors\u2019 visions, audiences in the internet age have shown themselves to be real pricks. Scream 5<\/em> calls them out as the babies they are while imagining an exaggerated, worst-case scenario that feels like a suitable follow-up to the emerging online presence of Scream 4<\/em>\u2018s killers.<\/p>\n
2022\u2019s Scream<\/em> satisfies well enough for audiences looking for slasher thrills on the big screen, and there\u2019s room to grow with future installments. The opportunity to move away from the source material\u2019s central characters would provide filmmakers the chance to move away from Craven\u2019s very large shadow.<\/p>\n
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\n            Rob Hunter has been writing for Film School Rejects since before you were born, which is weird seeing as he’s so damn young. He’s our Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor and lists ‘Broadcast News<\/a>’ as his favorite film of all time. Feel free to say hi if you see him on Twitter @FakeRobHunter<\/a>.        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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