Review of Scary Movie 4 (2006) by Kai82 — 13 May 2020

The Scary Movie formula had not aged well when this movie came out. However there are great jokes and good humour in this movie while I must admit at the same time that half of the jokes did not work that well.

It is hit and miss in a pure form. The cameos are dividing the viewers. Some enjoy them and others say the movie is overstuffed with them. The foundation for this movie are War of the Worlds and The Grudge with many side-blows to other movies like Saw, Million Dollar Baby, The Village and others.

I am also divide by this movie. I see the potential for a far better movie that is hold back by poor jokes and to much content. Maybe they should have made less references and stick more to fewer but better developed humour.

It is hard to describe what makes classics like Spaceballs and the Naked gun work. For me it is the structure, developing ideas and the seriousness in giving us hilarious spoofs, jokes and parodies. This movie hits the marks not often enough while missing many by far.

The acting is what you expected from this sort of movies. It is a vehicle for the humour. Overall not worth seeing as a whole movie with a few notable exception as some scenes and jokes are great.