Movie Reviews: Nightmare on Elm Street Review
The remake of the 1984 original “nightmare on Elm Street” which released today, has had a mixed response from the critics.
Playing the role of Freddy is Jackie Earle Haley who has recreated the gory murders of the past. The role of Freddy was played by Robert Englund in the original movie.
What needs to be seen of the movie is whether it will be able to breathe life into the franchise which has seen tough times. Heather Wixson of DreadCentral.com writes, "Haley, who has become the master of playing dark characters, takes his Freddy to some wicked and terrible places as he chases down his victims," "While he doesn't have that certain charisma that only comes from being Robert Englund himself, Haley does give the character a cold viciousness that has been lacking in the franchise since 1994's 'New Nightmare.'
However, there have been criticisms of the movie as well. For Example, Drew Mcweeny writes on Hitfix.com, "It's not scary. It's not memorable. And for most of the film, it's barely visible. And yet, they hew so closely to his wardrobe that it just strikes me as a redesign for no reason. He's given way too many one-liners here, and his performance never walks that line of did-he-or-didn't-he that the script wants to suggest, so the result is pretty much one-note and never manages to bring anything fresh or interesting to our understanding of Krueger as a character." Drew also has been critical of Haley’s make up which Drew feels in unconvincing.
Likewise, director Samuel Bayer has also come in for both praise and criticism. Time’s Richard Corliss while praising the director has said, ayer, who directed such music videos as Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' brings a craftsman's loving attention to every aspect of the movie, from the opening credits (which appear in a child's script, like an S.O.S. jotted desperately on a sidewalk, and where the sign 'Badham Pre-School' turns into 'Bad School') to flicked references to old scare movies like [David] Cronenberg's 'Shivers'
However, Edward Douglas of ComingSoon.net has been critical of the movie and has said, After a number of the characters are quickly disposed of in their dreams without much effort, it essentially leaves Rooney Mara to utter all her lines through gritted teeth and Kyle Gallner to mope around, both of them trying to stay awake while putting us to sleep."
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