Scream 2
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Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
What critics thought
Scream 2 landed as a genuinely sharp horror-comedy sequel, though critics were divided on whether it actually matched the original or merely coasted on its innovations. The self-aware wit and returning cast earned praise, but the expanded body count and thin new characters drew real complaints — the whodunit mechanics in particular frustrated reviewers who felt the killer's identity was impossible to deduce because the audience never learns enough about the new cast to care.
“Scream 2 almost works as straight satire. It's so sharp—pardon the expression—that no pretty young things absolutely had to die.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“Some great comic—and terrifying—moments, but suffers for not being as original as the original”
Kim Newman·Empire
“[characters] ponder whether any sequel ever topped the original. Scream 2 is certainly worthy of being part of that debate.”
Variety
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Wes CravenDirector
Neve CampbellSidney Prescott
Courteney CoxGale Weathers
David ArquetteDewey Riley
Jerry O'ConnellDerek
Elise NealHallie
Timothy OlyphantMickey
Jamie KennedyRandy Meeks
Laurie MetcalfDebbie Salt
Sarah Michelle GellarCici
Liev SchreiberCotton Weary
Jada Pinkett SmithMaureen
Omar EppsPhil
Marco BeltramiComposer
Kevin WilliamsonWriter
Peter DemingCinematographyScream 2
Two years after the Woodsboro murders, Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life while someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
What critics thought
Scream 2 landed as a genuinely sharp horror-comedy sequel, though critics were divided on whether it actually matched the original or merely coasted on its innovations. The self-aware wit and returning cast earned praise, but the expanded body count and thin new characters drew real complaints — the whodunit mechanics in particular frustrated reviewers who felt the killer's identity was impossible to deduce because the audience never learns enough about the new cast to care.
“Scream 2 almost works as straight satire. It's so sharp—pardon the expression—that no pretty young things absolutely had to die.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“Some great comic—and terrifying—moments, but suffers for not being as original as the original”
Kim Newman·Empire
“[characters] ponder whether any sequel ever topped the original. Scream 2 is certainly worthy of being part of that debate.”
Variety
Genres
Horror, Mystery
Cast & Crew
Wes CravenDirectorNeve CampbellSidney PrescottCourteney CoxGale WeathersDavid ArquetteDewey RileyJerry O'ConnellDerekElise NealHallieTimothy OlyphantMickeyJamie KennedyRandy MeeksLaurie MetcalfDebbie SaltSarah Michelle GellarCiciLiev SchreiberCotton WearyJada Pinkett SmithMaureenOmar EppsPhilMarco BeltramiComposerKevin WilliamsonWriterPeter DemingCinematographyStream
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