pop_smith

Had low expectations as no Neve, but have become surprisingly attached to the 'core four' and genuinely routed for them.

The opening was very strong, completely changing things up from the get go by trying something new, but then returned to the usual format we know and love, but is it getting tired?

With the massive gap that Sidney & Dewey leave, it still felt like a Scream movie, with many nods to the previous killers. I was very happy to see Kirby back too.

My main grumble was the amount of people receiving multiple stabs to the guts and continuing to run, climb, not bleed out, but then again, it is a Scream movie after all.

I did think the final act/reveal lacked somewhat compared to previous instalments. Perhaps if we hadn't seen the 'collection' until the final act it would've have made more of an impact.

This move suffered a little from too many ideas squeezed into a movie length production. Sometimes it feels a bit like Coyote Ugly, when it's not trying to be Devil Wears Pravda. The overall arc would've felt better placed as a tv series with much more room to add the character development and little touches this moving story deserves. That being said I completely enjoyed my time in this world with some very strong performances and touches of humour. Tracee Ellis Ross is simply brilliant and Dakota Johnson does a great job at keeping you routing for her character, even when she gets it wrong.