In an attempt to free himself from a state of forgotten limbo, evil dream-demon Freddy Krueger devises a plan to manipulate un-dead mass murderer Jason Voorhees into slicing-and-dicing his way through the teenage population of Springwood. But when the master of dreams loses control of his monster, a brutal fight to the death is the only way out.
New Line's smartest move was letting Ronny Yu direct.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Aug 2003
rotten:
Though a stickler might ask what's at stake in a fight to the death between two guys who are already dead, the hard-core fans aren't likely to be disappointed.
– Jack Mathews,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug 2003
fresh:
Will satisfy the hordes who've awaited this heavyweight matchup for a decade.
– Bob Campbell,
Newark Star-Ledger,
21 Aug 2003
fresh:
It's bloody, it's loud, it's gratuitous, and it's ridiculous. Sweet.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
22 Aug 2003
rotten:
Director Ronny Yu loses energy when it shifts to the dumb teen protagonists, and the script faithfully wallows in cliches so ridiculous they border on Scary Movie territory.