High expectations will get you nowhere with most horror remakes, Nightmare is no exception. With Jackie Earle Haley stepping up to the plate to attempt to fill Robert Englund's shoes in the role of Freddy, I remained relatively positive until I saw the final outcome mainly due to Haley's exceptionally powerful performance as the creepy child molesting pervert from 'Little Children'. Unfortunately he didn't have much to work with content wise and especially considering he was working with a first time director.
Freddy lacks his usual wit, looks like a deformed blow up clown doll, and the set is completely lacking in the signature intricate pieces the series usually builds it's stories around. All in all, this is down there with 'Wolfman' as being one of the most disappointing horror remakes of 2010, and maybe this century. Skip it. Skip it. Skip it. Oh and I'm not even going to tackle the plot holes... oh my god, ouch. Stand by as I'm sure there will be more disappointing remakes to come
Rating...
1/10
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