Scary Movie

It plays better than it reviews — the watch lands harder than the write-ups suggest.

• “Mileage seriously varies in terms of the funny here. If you don’t laugh at one bit, don’t worry, because another dozen or two will come flyin’ atcha in a minute. But every time Faris and Hall are onscreen together, Scary Movie comes the closest to hitting a groove.”

  David Fear, Rolling Stone · 60

• “Scary Movie 6 manages to come across as thoughtless and toothless at the same time.”

  Alison Foreman, IndieWire · 58

• “While the film delivers a fair share of laughs, its barrage of references to recent hit movies calls to mind Pauline Kael’s dismissal of Mel Brooks’ High Anxiety: “This is a child’s idea of satire — imitations, with a funny hat and a leer.””

  Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict · 55

• “A familiar stew that’s as scattershot as ever, and engineered to appeal to teens who can’t get enough jokes about sex, race, and movies they’ve already seen.”

  Nick Schager, The Daily Beast · 50

• “It feels good to have the Wayans brothers back where they belong, even if Scary Movie isn’t quite up to the level of the first film in the franchise. While it maintains that film’s strengths, the humor doesn’t feel as fresh as it once did. For all their willingness to offend, the Wayanses don’t have anything to say with their jokes, rendering them toothless.”

  Dan Bayer, Next Best Picture · 50