Rotten
Director Ronny Yu loses energy when it shifts to the dumb teen protagonists, and the script faithfully wallows in cliches so ridiculous they border on Scary Movie territory.
Brian Thomas, Chicago Reader
Overview
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
Director and cast
- Ronny Yu Director
- Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger
- Ken Kirzinger as Jason Voorhees
- Jason Ritter as Will Rollins
- Monica Keena as Lori Campbell
- Lochlyn Munro as Deputy Scott Stubbs
- Kelly Rowland as Kia Waterson
- Christopher Rodriguez Marquette as Charlie Linderman
- Brendan Fletcher as Mark Davis
- Katharine Isabelle as Gibb
- Kyle Labine as Bill Freeburg
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
41%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's bloody, it's loud, it's gratuitous, and it's ridiculous. Sweet.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Will satisfy the hordes who've awaited this heavyweight matchup for a decade.
Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger
Rotten
Though a stickler might ask what's at stake in a fight to the death between two guys who are already dead, the hard-core fans aren't likely to be disappointed.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Fresh
New Line's smartest move was letting Ronny Yu direct.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
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