FULL REVIEW...NO SPOILERS
Finally a Scream movie that acknowledges it's own franchise faults, and leans into it. There's a lot to love about 7. Think about it....this is the first time really since Scream 2, where Sidney is the main focal point. Sure she's the star of a lot of these movies, but often seems to take a back seat to the main plot. This time, SHE is the plot.
The story is stripped down to the meat and potatoes of a straight forward slasher film in a lot of ways. There's less focus on nostalgia and callbacks to other horror films like the others. Less focus on "the rules". And I actually love that. It's actually refreshing and sets this movie apart to not be bogged down by all that baggage.
Isabelle May (Tatum) is really great and the mother/daughter friction feels real and earned because it's very relatable. Sidney's reaction to this feel genuine. A mother withholding, not going deep, with her daughter to protect her.
This might be my favorite portrayal of Gale since the first. She gets a GOLDEN entrance that had the crowd roaring.
The final act is where most that don't like/hate the movie have the biggest problem with Scream 7, and they're not wrong. But at this point in the franchise, we're fully in Scooby Doo land. I kind of embraced the absurdity of it, and Sidney ROYALLY kicks major a** in this section of the movie.
Honestly Scream 7 is a reset, and and welcome one.
Miss Rachel is honestly the best Traitor we’ve ever seen because how the HELL did she wriggle herself out of countless situations to victory? What a WOMAN.
Stephen & Rachel’s joint victory is so iconic, there is nothing a Mother and a Gay duo can’t achieve.
#TheTraitorsUK.
After a month of The Life of a Showgirl, my conclusion.
1. Tracks 1-4 best 4 track run in her discography.
2. Father Figure might be her best song ever.
3. The 2nd bridge of Father Figure is the best 30 seconds in her entire discography.
4. The album cures seasonal depression.