Synopsis
Alice finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child.
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Cast
- Robert EnglundFreddy Krueger
- Lisa WilcoxAlice Johnson
- Erika AndersonGreta Gibson
- Valorie ArmstrongMrs. Jordan
- Michael AshtonGurney Orderly
- Kelly Jo MinterYvonne
- Danny HasselDan Jordan
- Nicholas MeleDennis Johnson
- Joe SeelyMark Gray
- Burr DeBenningMr. Jordan
Recommendations
- 90
Los Angeles Times
A dynamic, fully visually realized experience. It's every bit as gory as "Batman" but more cohesive and its struggle between good and evil more tightly integrated. [11 Aug 1989, p.C6] - 75
Chicago Tribune
Using a style heavily indebted to music videos - lots of fast cutting, odd angles and gratuitous camera movements - Hopkins keeps the energy level up, though his manner is a bit too choppy to keep all of the diverse elements together. [11 Aug 1989, p.B] - 63
USA Today
Unexpectedly, one of the better F-man outings. [11 Aug 1989, p.2D] - 50
Variety
Unfortunately, Aussie helmer Stephen Hopkins adopts a music-video approach, delaying the boring exposition for several reels and usually cutting away from climaxes to destroy much of the film’s impact. Acting is highly variable. Saving grace is the series of spectacular special effects set pieces featuring fanciful makeup, mattes, stopmotion animation and opticals. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
One promising note, however, was that the character of Freddy Krueger had recovered some of the evil edge he lost in previous installments. - 50
Time Out
A flimsily plotted but visually impressive addition to the endless Freddy Krueger saga, with an unsavoury gynaecological flavour. - 50
Washington Post
"5" has none of the pizazz of "1" and "3" and is only marginally better than "2" and "4," the worst of the "Elms." - 50
The New York Times
Though the film hints at psychological intrigue, it never moves beyond the limits of its genre.
