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| Director: Keenan Ivory Wayans (2000) |
Aping Wes Cravens Scream (1997) to the
point where it might as well be a remake, this Keenan Ivory Wayans helmed spoof
is just as funny as it is stupid. Opening with Carmen Electra’s demise at the
hands of a ghost faced killer, our group of teenage stereotypes bring slick
gags referencing I Know What You Did Last Summer to weak humour involving fat
girls and garage doors, Wayans lathers on his ‘comedy’ and intertextual
references by the bucket load. When it works, it’s hilarious, but some shoddy
attempts at being postmodern are painful to watch. The film hits a serious low
in the second third, eschewing its satirical edge for dick and semen gags, a
feeble attempt to emulate American Pie, it seems. Bonus marks for the reveal
though, a clever take on Screams smart reveal. Shame about the toilet humour
though.
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