A Nightmare on Elm Street

A bland, dull and unnecessary remake of Wes Craven's 1984 classic of the same name. Like the original, this film captures the nightmarish qualities during dream sequences, however it lingers too long and frequently in the scares of Freddy approaching rather than getting to the point. All the actors do a wonderful job at reinventing characters, especially Haley as the new Freddy (Englund played Kruger in ten films!), however the remake doesn't do as good of a job reinventing a classic movie. The creativity is turned down a few notches, with Freddy choosing to just slice and stab his victims rather than pull anything not overdone and not expected.