Good Effects, Creative Villain, But A Poor Movie Overall

Rating: 3/10 (12 April 2015)

I thought the premise of this story was an interesting and creative one: a serial killer who now stalks and kills his victims in their dreams. It turned out to be a flop in my opinion. I thought the effects were quite good for something from the mid 80's and hadn't really seemed to age. Some of the writing was poorly done especially that Kruger back story: "Don't worry honey, Mommy killed him." Talk about cheesy and stupid. The biggest beef I had with it was their choice for a main actress. She was horrible and had about zero talent. It is ironic that they gave Johnny Depp (a complete unknown) his debut in Hollywood in this film yet couldn't find a better girl for their main role. I wasn't a huge fan of that ambiguous ending either, it just seemed like a setup for a crappy money making franchise.