Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Tommy Jarvis, now a troubled teenager, is sent to a remote halfway house for delinquent youths after experiencing severe psychological trauma. As Tommy struggles to overcome his past, a new killer begins a gruesome spree of murders, targeting the residents and staff one by one. Tommy fears that Jason Voorhees has returned, or worse, that he himself might be losing control and responsible for the violence.

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics and is widely considered one of the weakest entries in the franchise. Audiences were disappointed by the lack of Jason Voorhees (the killer is revealed to be a different character) and the film's reliance on repetitive slasher tropes and a convoluted plot. It is often criticized for its excessive gore and underdeveloped characters.

• Widely panned for its derivative plot and reliance on gore over substance.
• Disappoints fans by not featuring Jason Voorhees as the primary killer.
• Criticized for its bleak tone and lack of original scares.

Google audience: Audiences largely found the film to be a repetitive and uninspired installment in the series, with many expressing disappointment over the central mystery and the absence of the iconic Jason Voorhees.

Although Tommy Jarvis is the protagonist, actor John D. LeMay was actually 24 years old when he played the 17-year-old Tommy Jarvis.