Scream 6 has arrived in theatres and there is a lot to talk about. This review will obtain spoilers for the film.
Scream 6 opened with a bang. Samara Weaving did a fantastic job at being the opening girl. This opening scene was all about twists and surprises as it started with her being on a date and then meeting him in an ally. When she is killed by Ghostface you expect the titles to come up however, Ghostface takes off his mask and it’s revealed to be Tony Revolori. I was very shocked as i wondered what they were doing revealing Ghostface at the beginning but it was very cool seeing that it was a fake out and he wasn’t the main Ghostface of the film.
This film moved away from the original cast and it paid off very well for them. This film focuses heavily on the core four which was established in scream 5. This was an excellent idea as it made the franchise feel fresh as after five films focused on the original trio, however the inclusion of Gale did ensure that it didn’t forget the past all together.
Gales apartment scenes was one of the best scenes in the movie. I couldn’t believe that Gale had never had a phone call with Ghostface and that was nice to see. It was also cool seeing Courtney Cox hold her own against Ghostface and how he used the guilt of Deweys death against her. I was even convinced that they had actually killed Gale, however that was luckily a fake out. It makes sense for Gale to still be in this franchises as she is a reporter and rose to fame due to the Ghostface killings so having her come back here makes sense.
Another fan favourite also returned this time around and that was in the form of Hayden Panettieres Kirby. Kirby was absolutely fantastic in this form. She held her own against Ghostface and it was quite emotional seeing her reaction to Jills cloths in the Ghostface memorial as they were best friends. As she is an FBI agent i would hop she would return in future instalments of the franchise to help fight Ghostface.
Talking about the past this film is heavily linked to the past films. The Ghostface here as a shrine dedicated to all of the ones of the past and is leaving their masks when he kills. The kills in this film are extremely violent, however i was questions how certain people lived after getting stabbed about 100 times.
Melissa Barrera stole this film for me with an incredible performance. Sam really goes through the ringer in this film as there is a conspiracy going around that she is the real killer and she has to wrestle with still seeing visions of her dead farther. Moving the franchise to focus on her is great because her character isn’t as black and white as Sydney was. This is as Sam does have a part of her farther in her and she does enjoy killing. It was very thrilling seeing Sam at the end in the Ghostface costume and made me wonder that in a few films times she could be the Ghostface.
Speaking of Ghostface i enjoyed having it be three different pole as i was thrown off many times on who i thought it could be. I did have a feeling from that start that Ethan would have been one of the killers as they tried too hard to make it seem that he wasn’t the killer. However i was very shocked to find out it was also Quinn and Detective Bailey as i never saw that coming at all. They even had me convinced for a bit that Kirby was the actual killer. I also didn’t see the twist coming where they ended up being related to Richie(the Ghostface from Scream 5) and this gave them a good motive to want to come after Sam and Tara.
The film ended with Sam looking at her farther Ghostface mask, which could be foreshadowing her turn to become just like her farther in the future. However i wouldn’t want that turn to be straight away as it would be cool to see her evolution from hero to villain.
Overall, i really enjoyed Scream 6 and it is defiantly the best since the original. The whole cast kill it and I’m excited to see where the franchise goes in Scream 7.
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