The “Friday The 13th” franchise is one the most repetitive and least inventive franchises out there. “A New Chapter” is the fifth instalment and it does little to impress. This is probably the worst one in the series I’ve seen so far.

Tommy Jarvis (John Shepherd) survived his last encounter with Jason Voorhees back when he was a child. Now he is a young man that still suffers from nightmares about the masked killer. He goes to stay at rural home for people with mental difficulties. When bodies start to pile up, it is feared Jason Voorhees is back in some form. Is Tommy connected to the murders?

The characters in this movie are all just so unpleasant and uninteresting. The acting from just about everybody is painfully bad. I think we have way too many characters in here. New people get introduced and then get murdered within minutes. I didn’t care about Tommy and I was not invested in his mental struggle to fight the demons that haunt him. A lot of the characters just seem to be weird and awkward for no real reason. I get that some of them are meant to be suffering with mental issues but almost all of them are stupid and creepy.

There are a few twists and turns thrown in here but they are handled so badly that you won’t care. The kills are also really disappointing. If you are expecting to see anything remotely creative or some good special effects then I’m afraid you are going to be very disappointed. The ending is absolutely atrocious and reminded me of several other slasher movies. The film is not remotely scary at all, it’s just odd and boring most of the time. Even a lot of fans of the franchise seem to dislike this entry in particular and I’m not surprised due to reasons that I won’t spoil.