Fresh
Episodic treatment is punched up by an imaginative series of special effects.
Variety Staff, Variety
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
The man of your dreams is back.
1985 · 1h 27m · R
Horror
Directed by
Jack Sholder
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A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Overview
A teenage boy is haunted in his dreams by deceased child murderer Freddy Krueger, who is out to possess him in order to continue his reign of terror in the real world.
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46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Mr. Patton and Miss Myers make likable teen-age heroes, and Mr. Englund actually turns Freddy into a welcome presence.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
The film hangs reasonably well together, not least because of good performances from all concerned.
Time Out
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