I liked scream 7
People can say whatever they want about scream 7, but I liked it, sure it’s the weakest film in the series, sure the third act was Ass, and sure the side characters were disposable and useless. I will say that the film was carried by its main characters Sidney, Tatum, Mark, Gale, Mindy, and Chad, they were all really enjoyable. The tension between Sidney and her family showed how much her trauma really affected her and how she is now. I know some people say that AI Stu was just nostalgia bait, but it was not meant to be “hey remember this character”, it was meant to taunt Sidney symbolizing that she can never fully escape from what happened in woodsbro and it was meant to be a ghost of the past haunting Sidney psychologically. AI Stu was also funny at times, but just know that that is the character of Stu, he was comic relief in the first film, and it’s obviously AI and it’s gonna be funny at times. The dynamic between Sidney and Tatum was really what Carried this movie because of how much we got to see Tatum learn how to be a fighter like her mom. Scream 7 also does have a theme and its about people’s obsession with true crime can cause them to go insane. The kills were also real good and more brutal than I thought it would be. I also liked that it broke the franchise rules by killing a killer in the middle of the movie, and less ghostface calls. I liked that they were doing something new with the series. I will admit that the plot armor was really dumb and they need to stop using Mindy and Chad for it constantly. I will say this movie showed the best versions of Mindy and Chad where Mindy is less cartoonish and Chad has more personality tho there were some funny scenes here and there. The first two acts I’ll say were the best part of the movie. The third act did not ruin it for me. I liked how they did the scene with Billy and Sidney differently from the first movie by Sidney catching tatum’s boyfriend Ben in the house and wanting him out. I also found the dialogue to pretty natural. Also the AI Deepfake of Dewey, Roman and Nancy are not just meant to be “remember these guys”, it’s more of letting Sidney know she cannot bury or escape the past and what she went through. I will defend this movie for life
Overall 7.5/10