Scary Movie 4 ***
Cast: Anna Faris, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall, Leslie Nielsen, Charlie Sheen, Bill Pullman
Director: David Zucker
Running Length: 1:20
MPAA Classification: PG-13

If you have seen and enjoyed the previous three movies in the “Scary Movie” series, number four will not disappoint. Borrowing heavily from “War of the Worlds”, “The Grudge”, and “The Village”, with other movies and Tom Cruise’s craziness thrown in, “Scary Movie 4” is one of the better installments in the series.

Back again are Anna Faris and Regina Hall, mainstays in the franchise. Death in a previous installment does not even hinder their return. They do what they did before with the safe effectiveness. Added to the mix is Craig Bierko, who channels his inner Tom Cruise to be the leading man. David Zucker (of “Airplane” fame) is back again in the director’s chair, and he continues to throw jokes and gags at the viewer until they cannot help but laugh. There is not much more that can be said about this movie. If you like this type of spoof movie, you will not be disappointed.