Not as great as it thinks it is...

Rating: 6/10 (28 October 1998)

So it's not a bad film, its just not a great one and I've no idea why critics and cinemagoers alike have lapped up this self conscious and forgettable slice of "irony". The first 10 minutes were very good and they almost actually frightened you - sadly the same can't be said of the rest of the film which gradually descended into more unfunny "in-jokes", ridiculous plot developments, criminally bad acting (almost saved by David Arquette) and non-scary scary scenes. Okay so maybe I'm missing the point, maybe that is the attraction of it all but surely if it was so good I would have enjoyed it just a little and I can't be the only one who thought the ending was one of the worst ever in a movie. I admit it did have some funny lines, some moderately scary patches and enjoyable scenes but does this warrant the scores of glowing reviews everywhere?
The real irony is that it's a movie that thinks it's great attempting to send up other slasher pics that think they were great but weren't. What I'm saying is do see the film but don't believe the hype or you'll be genuinely disappointed. Watch with an open mind, suspend disbelief and you may just like it.