It's been many years since Freddy Krueger's first victim, Nancy, came face-to-face with Freddy and his sadistic, evil ways. Now, Nancy's all grown up; she's put her frightening nightmares behind her and is helping teens cope with their dreams. Too bad Freddy's decided to herald his return by invading the kids' dreams and scaring them into committing suicide.
A creepy score and Russell's sure grasp of the skewed logic of nightmares helps to sustain the ambiguity between the 'real' and 'dream' worlds, while Englund's Freddie now fits like a glove.
– ,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
This is filmmaking by the numbers, without soul.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
While it's better than its predecessor, it's still not quite up to its inspiration.
– Richard Harrington,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The film's dream sequences are ingenious, and they feature some remarkable nightmare images and special effects.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
Debuting director Chuck Russell elicits poor performances from most of his thesps, making it difficult to differentiate between pic's comic relief and unintended howlers.