As Heather Langenkamp considers making another Nightmare on Elm Street film with Wes Craven, her son, Dylan, falls under the spell of the iconic disfigured villain Freddy Krueger. Eventually, Langenkamp must confront Freddy's demonic spirit to save the soul of Dylan.
[Craven] has brought back a sense of genuine horror to the series, in part by taking it to completely new ground, and in part by giving his actors a legitimate script to work with.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
It's witty, smart, funny, entertaining, and you'll still like yourself in the morning for watching it.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
An ingenious, cathartic exercise in illusion and fear.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Englund once again is in bravura form as Freddy, playing as much for nasty laughs as unnerving shocks.