Probably the Best in the Series

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2019)

Scream was a phenomenon and a sequel seemed inevitable. Unlike most slashers franchises, however, it seems that the Scream franchise has something new to say. While the first film was a commentary on horror fandom, Scream 2 mostly ditches that in favor of the celebrity of murderers, copycats, revenge, and the expectations of a Hollywood sequel.
Never does Scream 2 feel cloying and cutesy and, in fact, I'd say it has more guts than its predecessor. The film loves subverting expectations at every turn, kills off beloved characters with malicious glee, keeps our leads in constant danger, and actually manages to continue developing the survivors from the first film. In most sequels, if a surviving character returns, they're rendered more or less catatonic (Halloween II) or they're killed off in the opening minutes of the film.
Wes Craven proves once again that he's a master of suspense with a few genuinely nail biting sequences that might just be the best of his career.
Don't be fooled - Scream 2 is way better than you'd ever imagine it would be and well worthy of your time.