Scream (2015)
MTV | VH1 | MTV - Music Television | Release Date: June 30, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Yahoo TVKen TuckerJun 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: The result could easily have been a messy botch, but Scream is a little better than that. Read full review
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJun 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: There are a few scares here, but while the “Scream” films kept audiences jumping, Scream the TV series risks putting viewers to sleep. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichJun 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: At least in the pilot, this Scream seems set on calling back to its ’90s source and then ever-so-slightly tweaking expectation. Yet it never plays as anything more than copycat cleverness. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJun 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: For younger viewers just discovering irony and metafiction and possibly not acquainted with the screen originals, which have done them to death, this may seem fresh and fun. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonJun 25, 2015
Season 1 Review: Even for MTV’s young target audience, the characters in Scream are remarkably empty and bland. But this is a slasher show, after all. Read full review
50
Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellJun 25, 2015
Season 1 Review: The plot may or may not come together in the end, but the execution, with unimpressive acting and bland dialogue, is unlikely to improve. Brand name aside, Scream is a generic thriller with more pretty faces than creative ideas. Read full review
42
Newark Star-LedgerVicki HymanJul 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: With MTV's Scream, anyone who has enjoyed the original is bound to be disappointed here. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerJun 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: The writers try to copy the conceit of the original “Scream,” a horror movie built on droll horror-movie references. But the efforts are often clumsy, flagged with a wink-winking that deadens the gimmick. Read full review
40
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJun 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: Scream ... isn’t completely awful. It’s just thoroughly mediocre, with a cast of actors who are generically pretty playing characters who are generic types. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJun 25, 2015
Season 1 Review: The new Scream feels too much like the old model, with significantly less star power and lacking any fresh narrative sizzle between the stalkings. [29 Jun - 12 Jul 2015, p.12]
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