Hell no. A big budget remake, festooned with the latest in digital technology, should have made “A Nightmare on Elm Street” an all-time spookshow for a new generation. Instead, it was a painfully dull exercise in attempted franchise rejuvenation. Jackie Earle Haley makes a terrific Freddy, especially with the nifty advancements in computer generated make-up (seeing through his face is a lovely touch).
But everything else seems like a half-baked retread, from Samuel Bayer’s slack direction (why is everything so muddy?) to the screenplay’s staggering lack of imagination. It should have been a movie where anything was possible; so why is everything so humdrum?
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