A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.
You really have to screw it up to dishonor the memory of a movie as s****y as the original Friday the 13th. Heads should roll.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
17 Feb 2009
rotten:
We've seen it all before.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
17 Feb 2009
rotten:
I got extremely bored.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
17 Feb 2009
rotten:
Ultimately, the new movie seems destined to become exactly what the last one was: a sleepover rite of passage, specifically the moment when discerning viewers realize they can do much, much better.