"Pointless, toothless, and just boring": critics trashed "Scary Movie 6"

"Pointless, toothless, and just boring": critics slam "Scary Movie 6"

The sixth entry in the cult parody series has drawn a steady stream of bad notices from reviewers. On Metacritic it sits at 35 out of 100 (e.g., 11 reviews), while Rotten Tomatoes shows just 20% approval — two blunt numbers, not much else.

The Associated Press (38 points) asks pointedly:

Can you parody your own parody? Why in 2026 is "Scream" being handled so lazily? Why are there so many sex toys here? And how much did Angry Orchard pay for its annoying product placement? Even the return of the Wayans brothers doesn’t save the situation.

Next Best Picture says the laughs have run out; "the humor no longer feels fresh, and the jokes aren’t sharp."

The Hollywood Reporter goes further, calling the cast "joke machines stuck in a senseless, illogical plot," and adds that while a few gags land, most simply miss.

Screen Daily (20 points) is particularly unforgiving:

Jokes come down like hail, but they’re all so obvious, incoherent, and quickly outdated that none of them hit the target. It’s not funny or witty, not provocative or daring — it’s just boring.

SlashFilm describes a film that lurches along with "a full 20 minutes of disjointed sketches and improvised parodies" — chaotic, aimless — and still hands it a low score (25 pts).

One small bright spot: Little White Lies praises Anna Faris and Regina Hall, calling the pair "the backbone and main asset of the franchise."

Scary Movie 6 is set to be released tomorrow, June 5.