A truth of storytelling is it's totally ok for things in a story not to make sense. It's only when the writers act like they do make sense that makes people hate it. In other words, it needs to be self-aware. The problem is Scream VI is a movie that thinks it's a lot more self-aware than it really is.
Scream VI follows the same format as the previous Scream movies, with lots of meta-humor about characters who know they're in a slasher film. They spend quite a bit of time making fun of the tropes of slasher films (aka the promiscuous girl dies first, people making dumb decisions, etc). Maybe this style of humor was a breath of fresh air when Scream first came out but now it comes off as stale and mundane. Whereas characters making fun of their own tropes used to be cutting edge and innovative, now just feels like a bad rick and morty episode.
Not that the movie has a lot more going for it other than this. The characters are so annoying and sometimes purposely cringe. They unironically refer to themselves as the "Core Four" that are horror film experts and yet, still can't seem to save their friend's lives.
But I get it, you're here for the blood and cool kills. And the film definitely has those. There were scenes that did feel genuinely tense, I can safely say I didn't see the twist coming, and Ghostface does feel like a dreadful threat throughout the movie.
It's a decent horror film, but the more I thought about it, the less I liked it.
Scream VI follows the same format as the previous Scream movies, with lots of meta-humor about characters who know they're in a slasher film. They spend quite a bit of time making fun of the tropes of slasher films (aka the promiscuous girl dies first, people making dumb decisions, etc). Maybe this style of humor was a breath of fresh air when Scream first came out but now it comes off as stale and mundane. Whereas characters making fun of their own tropes used to be cutting edge and innovative, now just feels like a bad rick and morty episode.
Not that the movie has a lot more going for it other than this. The characters are so annoying and sometimes purposely cringe. They unironically refer to themselves as the "Core Four" that are horror film experts and yet, still can't seem to save their friend's lives.
But I get it, you're here for the blood and cool kills. And the film definitely has those. There were scenes that did feel genuinely tense, I can safely say I didn't see the twist coming, and Ghostface does feel like a dreadful threat throughout the movie.
It's a decent horror film, but the more I thought about it, the less I liked it.