It was exactly what I had expected. The acting was bad (except for Jackie), the script was messy, there were a lot of cheap jump scares, it was much less effective than the original, etc.
...but I liked it since I'm such a big fan of the franchise. Plus, it was interesting to see another version of Freddy. I like how Jackie made him his own, rather than copying Robert too much. Most people don't agree with me, but I love the make-up. Freddy looks less like a male witch and more like he's really been burnt.
Plus, they made him a child molester like originally intended (Wes decided not to explicitly state that he was because he didn't want to exploit the many child abuse cases that were going on around the time.).
Kermode's film of the week, too.
