This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I rewatched this trying to be positive, and I think the first half hour is fine? Jenna Ortega shines, but her friend group never feels lived in. Sam’s backstory is whack, but serviceable for what it needs to do to reorient the franchise.
But this fundamentally fails as a Scream film. Scream 4 is still more timely, providing ample commentary to this day. Scream V wants to utilise the brand and characters as to not alienate fans but doesn’t want to…
