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Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2020)

I have seen quite a few attempts at multigeneric movies, most of which donÂ´t really work. Scream, however, manages to pull it off in a genuinely suspenseful slasher flick with plenty of twists and turns while at the same time serving up a very entertaining dose of metafilm criticism for the aficionados in the audience.
Horror is not at all my genre, but this creation transcends the limitations of the genre by poking fun at itself. I highly recommend Scream to film buffs--even if you think that you hate this genre. Did you like Psycho? Watch Scream for a more contemporary take. Film references abound--both explicit and implicit...