A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child just showcases that this franchise is out of steam.
Positives:
- The kills are creative and kind of cool
- The acting is solid enough for this type of movie
- Robert Englund is once again great as Freddy Krueger
Negatives:
- All of the characters are so bland, forgettable, and straight up generic
- This might just be the worst plot, story, and new concept we have ever seen in an A Nightmare on Elm Street film
- The direction it goes in is terrible
- The writing is terrible and very absurd
- The entire third act is straight up stupid. How Freddy is defeated is beyond lame
Overall A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child is a forgettable entry that does this franchise zero justice.