The reboot of the Scream franchise in 2022 might have
been planted to be released in the bad time of January, but its unexpectedly
high $81 million box office made a sequel quickly. It might a good thing they
did, because the new young cast members, notably Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega,
Jasmine Savoy Brown, and Mason Gooding – are very popular and getting more by
the minute.
“Scream VI” finds the group away from the tortured
town of Woodsboro, as they have all relocated to the famously safe New York
City together. Tara (Jenna Ortega) and twins Mindy (Jasmine Savoy Brown) and
Chad (Mason Gooding) are students at the fictional Blackmoore University, while
Sam (Melissa Barrera) does her best to keep Tara safe after getting back in
touch with her sister in the last film.
The appearance of a new Ghostface killer not only puts
all of them in danger, but also new roommates Quinn (Liana Liberato) and Ethan
(Jack Champion), along with Sam’s new boyfriend, Danny (Josh Segarra). Helping
to find the killer (or killers) is Detective Bailey (Dermot Mulroney) and Kirby
Reed (Hayden Panatierre), now an FBI agent after being haunted herself in “Scream
4.”
Alex Bentley said in his review, “Still sticking with
the credo of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” the filmmakers – returning
co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Ginnett, and returning co-writers
James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick – go back to the same formula seen many times
before over and over again.” The killer attacks, stabs a couple of victims before
getting hit by a blunt object, suddenly disappears after the protagonists look
away, rinse and repeat.
Bentley said, “At this point it would be surprising if
they deviated much at all from what is expected, since fans don’t seem to mind
the repetition. That’s not to say that the film is completely devoid of
entertainment. The brutal opening scene, another hallmark of the series,
manages to bring a degree of cleverness to the film.” Despite most of the kills
being shown, the level of violent will satisfy any huge horror fan.
However, the film frequently goes down the easy road.
It’s set around Halloween, so the group of people walking the streets in masks,
many of them Ghostface masks, seems natural. Instead of heightening the
tension, it somehow removes it as the filmmakers can’t use the idea right.
Bentley said, “Sam being haunted by her parentage once again plays a big part
in the story, but just as in the last film, it doesn’t add up to much.”
Bentley continued, “The lack of good material is a
crying shame, as the film truly does have a gem of a cast. Ortega is at the top
of everyone’s list after the Netflix show Wednesday and other recent roles.”
Barrera has the charm and looks to be the protagonist in many films. Savoy
Brown and Gooding have the ability to easily go back and forth between movies and
TV.
Bentley is right when he said, “In the Scream
franchise, Ghostface will never die because there will always be someone new
who’s willing – or psychotic enough – to don the mask and do some more
slashing.” However, unless filmmakers are able to insert some new ideas into
the franchise, it is best to end the series off, once and for all.
Honestly, I don’t see any reason whatsoever to bring
this franchise back. I know this has a huge fanbase, but this film was bad from
the start, in my opinion. Each film gets worse and worse, and this film has to be the worst in the franchise, in my opinion. I don’t see any reason why they should make any more
sequels. Don’t see this one because I don’t think a lot of people will like it.
I have a coworker who was praising this, but I didn’t like this one at all.
Just don’t even think of clicking on the title when you’re scrolling through
Paramount+. Although they might already be planning more sequels, end the
franchise off already.
Sorry for this review today. Stay tuned this Friday
for the finale of “Chevy Chase Month.”
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