Scream 2 . Tucson Weekly . 12-29-97

Scream 2

DIRECTED BY: Wes Craven

REVIEWED: 12-29-97

What? You say you didn't scream loudly enough during Scream one? I can't hear you. Wes Craven brings us more gory hijinks, including stabbing, slashing, blowing to pieces, crucifying, splattering and of course, taunting. More tired and blatantly formulaic than the first Scream, Scream 2 trundles out the same old slasher movie chops and tries to make them shiny. But Craven has set himself an impossible task: Could there be any way to make a sorority girl in a tight sweater being chased by a psychokiller "new"? Neve Campbell plays Sidney Prescott, the girl all the boys love to stalk. Now she's a college girl; the film version of her last traumatic weekend has just reached the big screen, and there's a copycat killer hoping to mark her on his scorecard of innocent victims. Courteney Cox and David Arquette provide additional bodies to butcher.

--Richter

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