A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010] 2/5

A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010]

Several young men and young women discover that they are all having the same terrifying dreams, which include a horribly disfigured man wearing knives on his hands. They soon begin to die, one by one. Also with Jackie Earle Haley, Kyle Gallner, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz, Rooney Mara, Connie Britton and Katie Cassidy. Directed by Sam Bayer. [1:30 - R]

ť kids-in-mind.com | Official Site | IMDb Listing

DUELING CRITICS

	"The latest example of a 're-imagining' that actually succeeds...With its deliberate pace, atmospheric approach, and desire to tell a more serious, somber story, [Sam] Bayer and his cast create a truly memorable monster movie."
- Bill Gibron

	"Don't call this a reimagining, people, because imagination is the last thing at work here -- good ol' Fred loses any sense of playful shock he once possessed and turns into a generic figure meticulously manufactured to simultaneously gross and freak us out. It doesn't work."
- Jen Chaney

SEX, VIOLENCE & PROFANITY RATINGS

Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.

CRITICAL CONSENSUS

Editor's Note: We use a 5-star scale, from 0 to 5 stars in ˝ star increments, which is the standard in the U.S. For critics who use a 4-star scale, letters, percentages, or no ratings at all, we take the liberty of interpreting their reviews to fit our rating scale.

Copyright Š 1992- Critics Inc. All rights reserved. "Critical Consensus" & "Dueling Critics" are Service Marks of Critics Inc. For legal queries please see our Terms of Use; for comments or questions see our contact info.