Self aware horror

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2019)

Scream is a smart and self aware horror that skillfully and effectively plays with the tropes of the horror genre. The characters are surprisingly smarter than most characters in horror movies and the plot has plenty of surprises. Neve Campbell gives a great performance and Wes Craven's direction is great. The music by Marco Beltrami is also really good. However, there are too many fake jump scares.