Scream Review: 6 Ups & 4 Downs

Downs...

4. Not Enough Sidney Or Gale

Scream 2022 Sidney Gale
Paramount

Perhaps the single biggest disappointment of Scream is how it deals with two of its three biggest legacy characters - but don't worry, this isn't a spoiler.

Though Dewey (David Arquette) gets an impressively fleshed-out arc and a ton of screen time with the new characters, the inclusions of Gale (Courteney Cox) and especially Sidney (Neve Campbell) feel considerably more forced and unnatural.

While this is admittedly a "legacy sequel" that itself makes fun of legacy sequels, the fact that it makes two of the series' most iconic characters feel like afterthoughts is itself a sin that so many other "requels" are guilty of.

Cox and Campbell are clearly game for what the script has to offer them, but their presence ultimately seems more like a fan-driven obligation than one necessitated by the story.

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