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.
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.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
18 Feb 2009
rotten:
I got extremely bored.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
17 Feb 2009
rotten:
We've seen it all before.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
17 Feb 2009
rotten:
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.