TheFear Streettrilogy was an instant hit onNetflix. The 2021 horror franchise took viewers on an epic tale of horror in different eras, with each building on the other. The three films were certified fresh on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with over 80% critic ratings each. Netflix announced a fourth movie,Fear Street: Prom Queen, which has some connections to past films. However, this return to Shadyside was not what was promised. The film has pulled off something rare on Rotten Tomatoes by uniting critics and viewers with similar levels of disappointment.Fear Street: Prom Queenhas amassed the lowest score of the franchise. It is currently rated 31% by critics and 30% by viewers, something rare on the platform, where viewers and critics usually see things with a significant difference. The film’s score is not only the worst of the franchise by a considerable margin, but it is alsoone of the lowestof the movies released recently.
The film deviates significantly from the allure of past movies, withthe town being the only connection. Events take place in 1988. “Prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider puts herself in the running, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night,” its official description teases. Recurring criticism on Rotten Tomatoes highlights the movie’s general lack of connection to the franchise and the predictable order of events typical of an ’80s slasher film.
Is ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ a Good Movie?
Collider’sLuna Guthriereviewed it and noted thatit wasn’t the most exceptional film; it struggles to establish its identity with questionable technical decisions and characters. However, she appreciated how it gave viewers what they wanted with its lack of reservations about gore and violence. “It’s not breaking any new ground, butProm Queenis a solid enough teen slasher that does a nice job of continuing the ever-expanding universe ofR.L. Stine. TheFear Streetfranchise has set itself up to have a lot of potential, with its very basic throughline of the town of Shadyside allowing plenty of free rein for the principles and stories to be taken in any number of directions, as this fourth movie proves,” part of her review reads.
WatchFear Street: Prom Queenon Netflix to see if it lives up to its predecessors' legacy.
