Great Horror Film

Rating: Null/10 (2 June 2002)

When I heard Wes Craven was directing this movie, I knew this would have to be one to check out. Scream is definitely a worthy horror film and ignore Scream 2 and 3 as the first one is definitely the best.
Neve Campbell gave an ok performance as Sidney but Rose McGowen's role as her doomed best friend was really great. Skeet Ulrich and Matthew Lillard were also good although the stand out was Drew Barrymore even though she only had a small part - when she was on screen was the definite highlight of the movie.
Courteney Cox Arquette was fantastic as Gale and a welcome change from her tv role. It's great to see when tv actors step out of their character to play someone different on film and she was great as the bitch tabloid reporter, in fact all her movie roles are so far removed from her tv character that she has grown into such a versatile actress and the only reason to watch 2 and 3 as she only gets funnier in each film.
The only bad thing about a successful horror after a spate of bad ones is the rush of films in that genre, Scream 1 is a masterpiece in that type of genre and is a rare gem in a more miss than hit genre.
This film wouldn't have worked without Wes Craven, he was involved in only A Nightmare on Elm Street 1 and he wrote the 3rd one and then with his New Nightmare in 1994 they were the standouts in that series, and the others were truly missing his genius.