Rod T’s review published on Letterboxd:
Dropping half a star on this latest rewatch. I watched the original Scream last night, and while this fourth installment is damn good, it's just out of reach of hitting the heights of the original and the first sequel.
There's loads to enjoy here. The film within a film within a film opener is clever and its a delight to have Kevin Williamson back on script duties after being sorely missed in Part 3. The cast is likable and the legacy members work well with the newbies and Ghostface is much meaner in this entry, again, probably because of Part 3's shortfalls Williamson probably felt the need to up the ante to get disgruntled fans back on board.
Its statement on social media playing a role in making people famous was certainly ahead of its time and Craven's direction is sharp as ever. I just feel that it drags in a few spots and due to familiarity some gags don't hit as hard as they should, but for a fourth installment in a popular franchise Scream 4 more than delivers.
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