Was not the best movie. First half was slow and boring and not memorable. Definitely happy I got my ticket discounted for 4 bucks cuz paying full price for this trash would have been scarier than the actually movie.

Honestly would have preferred staying home and taking a nap. This movie was nothing but a cash grab and anyone who says it was good is just being blinded by nostalgia. So predictable. At least my nachos were good 👍🏼

Sure, there’s some fun in all that meta-playfulness. But there’s also a facetiousness that wears thin and intrudes on the killing spree, making me often wish I was watching any one of the superior movies being referenced.

David Rooney

The Hollywood Reporter

The new Scream is about as good as “Scream 2” was — it keeps the thrill of the original “Scream” bouncing in the air like a blood-drenched balloon — but the film is basically a set of variations on a very old sleight-of-hand fear blueprint. Except that it’s now old enough to seem new again.

Owen Gleiberman

Variety

The stalk ‘n’ slash sequences, though decent, can’t match Craven’s mastery of mood and mechanics, but the new guys understand that Scream movies are sick as well as slick.

Jamie Graham

Total Film