Reviews are finally in for Kevin Williamson’s “Scream 7,” which begins Thursday previews this afternoon — and the response is exactly what I hinted at yesterday. The film is strictly by-the-books, with stiff, wooden filmmaking.
With 30 reviews counted, the movie sits at 43% on Rotten Tomatoes, the lowest score of the franchise to date, matching “Scream 3.”Meanwhile, that 38 on Metacritic is a franchise worst, besting “Scream 4” at 52.
No worries for Paramount: even if “Scream 7” is earning the worst reviews in the franchise, it’s still tracking for a franchise-best $50M opening weekend. Meanwhile, Williamson shared at the film’s premiere that he and Neve Campbell are already working on “Scream 8.”
At a Q&A this morning, Gray said "Two Lovers" was the first film he made with creative control. He was far less kind about the three before it, "Little Odessa," "The Yards" and "We Own the Night."