when it come to horror movie and i be more than willing to suspend disbelief and ignore sub par production value and and overlook plot hole in the interest of a good scare . this movie simply have no good scare to offer . it can not even be enjoy a camp . bad dialogue and bad acting and bad direction and the kill be predictable and poorly stag and the music be annoy and the camera work be wretched and even the costume be bad . i felt really bad for the actor and who be obviously try and but who have to deal with terrible and contrive dialogue and an obvious lack of direction . i doubt they get any rehearsal and either . it embarrass to watch and and so boring than make it through to the contrive surprise end require tremendous endurance . it quite easily one of the bad movie i have ever see . i do not normally write review and but this one be so bad that i felt compel to warn others . this movie be a complete waste of time . if you must watch this movie and do not miss the making of featurette . the writer or director seem to be under the impression that make the killer a woman be kind of bold and dare move . ( see it . ) he and the cast spend half an hour deconstruct this film a if it a new age citizen kane . it like listen to a group of third grader take you behind the scene of their christmas pageant . they truly think they have create something of substance . it sad and really the only reason i give this movie a 2 be because i think 1 should be reserve for true atrocity and like manos represent hand of fate and space mutiny . so american nightmare isn not the bad movie i have ever see and but i would have to say that it somewhere in the bottom fifty .