This is incredibly uneven as a spoof comedy. It's so unhinged and has more misses than hits.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 26, 2025

I remember enjoying this more when I was younger but some jokes are really rough and problematic through an adult lens. If you're a fan of "Scream" though, there are some great relevant jokes that still hit.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 26, 2025

To say 'Scary Movie' isn’t hilarious in parts would be a lie, although I do suspect the film is funnier in YouTube clips than as a whole.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 12, 2022

Scary Movie is terrible. Not just terrible, but horrible.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 14, 2021

These gags are hardly the height of inspiration, but it could be that people laugh at them because they're not as pathetic as a character having a penis jabbed through his head like an ice pick.

Full Review | Oct 19, 2018

Scary Movie might not be a classic, but it's a solid satire of contemporary slasher films that I had a good time with.

Full Review | Oct 19, 2018

The Wayans brothers just want to make us laugh... And for the first 20 minutes, they do. After that the gag-rate plummets, and it's a long haul to the credits.

Full Review | Oct 19, 2018

I laughed some at Scary Movie, but I came away from it feeling dirty.

Full Review | Jul 13, 2015

mindless fun

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | May 5, 2013

Full Review | Original Score: B | Sep 7, 2011

This movie will only frighten you with its crudeness.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Jan 1, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: B | Feb 4, 2010

Ends up being less funny than its primary target, the already-self-satirizing Scream series.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 7, 2010

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 7, 2008

The appeal seems to lie less in laughter than in respect for the filmmakers' irreverence as viewers sit back and think, "I can't believe they showed that!"

Full Review | Jul 4, 2008

If you're hoping to forget your troubles for 90 minutes, Scary Movie certainly does the job.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 26, 2006

Does its spoofing with a blunt instrument instead of a scalpel, and it's engineered to appeal to the lowest instincts of its targeted adolescent audiences.

Full Review | Original Score: D | Dec 6, 2005

Scary Movie's humor is definitely in the gutter.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2005

The humor in this movie is based on the concept that if enough jokes are fired off in a row, some of them will make you laugh. The concept works.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 30, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Oct 10, 2003