Scary Movie 4

David Zucker's Scary Movie 4 (2006) continues the streak, however monotonous, of comedic satire generated from the latest media trends and horror/action films. If all of this sounds uninspiring, then you understand that what's in store is another dose of occasionally diverting amusement sandwiched around a lot of filler material.

Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris, always likeable) returns to face more traumatic situations that she solves more because of plot expectations than because she displays anything along the lines of an IQ. Likewise, Tom Ryan (Craig Bierko, channeling a healthy dose of Tom Cruise) finds that intelligence is not necessary for survival.

The first twenty minutes of the film are entertaining, but from then after Zucker seems to acknowledge that he's run out of material and so he returns to the oh so familiar gags of farting and getting-hit-in-the-head scenes. If this doesn't appeal to you, as it doesn't appeal to me, I suggest stopping the film about 20 minutes in. Still, the Jigsaw character from the Saw series is amusingly used at the end. But, erm, that's about it.

Scary Movie 4: 3/10