New Nightmare 1994

Janet Maslin, New York Times: An ingenious, cathartic exercise in illusion and fear. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: This one's defeated by the rigid formula. Read more

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Globe and Mail: An intricately constructed horror film, it not only takes you to hell and back, but thoroughly engages the mind as well as the emotions. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: [Craven] has brought back a sense of genuine horror to the series, in part by taking it to completely new ground, and in part by giving his actors a legitimate script to work with. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: I haven't been exactly a fan of the Nightmare series, but I found this movie, with its unsettling questions about the effect of horror on those who create it, strangely intriguing. Read more

Time Out: The climactic punch-up fails to match the power of the first film's true ending, but in deconstructing his own bastardised creation, Craven redeems both the series and his own tarnished reputation. Read more

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Joe Leydon, Variety: Englund once again is in bravura form as Freddy, playing as much for nasty laughs as unnerving shocks. Read more

Richard Harrington, Washington Post: The new film recaptures the dark soul of the original through a clever conceit. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: It's witty, smart, funny, entertaining, and you'll still like yourself in the morning for watching it. Read more