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Halloween

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Halloween largely wipes the slate clean after decades of disappointing sequels, ignoring increasingly elaborate mythology in favor of basic - yet still effective - ingredients.

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Movie Info

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis
as Laurie Strode
Judy Greer
as Karen Strode
Andi Matichak
as Allyson Strode
Will Patton
as Hawkins
Virginia Gardner
as Vicky
Nick Castle Jr.
as Michael Myers
Miles Robbins
as Dave
Toby Huss
Jefferson Hall
James Jude Courtney
as The Shape
Haluk Bilginer
as Dr. Sartain
Rhian Rees
Aaron Korey
Dylan Arnold
as Cameron Elam
Drew Scheid
Jibrail Nantambu
Michael 'Mick' Harrity
as Warden Kuneman
William Matthew Anderson
Diva Tyler
as Caretaker
Brien Gregorie
Vince Mattis
Omar J. Dorsey
as Sheriff Barker
Pedro Lopez
as Lynch
Charlie Benton
Christopher Allen Nelson
Teresa Ann Johnson
Jonathan Bruce
as News Reporter
Charlie Donadio
Stephanie Butts
Michael Smallwood
Carmela McNeal
Miguel Macario Mata
Kurt Deimer
Christopher Holloway
Roger Antonio
Jacob M. Arnold
Sophia Miller
Colin Mahan
P J Soles
Judith Myers
Jon-Erik Hexum
as Phineas Boggs from Voyagers!
Meeno Peluce
as Jeffrey Jones from Voyagers!
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Critic Reviews for Halloween

All Critics (367) | Top Critics (44) | Fresh (290) | Rotten (77)

  • A brutal rumination on intergenerational pain, and the ways that male cruelty can make good women bad.

    October 31, 2018 | Full Review…

    Josephine Livingstone

    The New Republic
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  • Rather than having the camera move implacably down a fated path, [Carpenter] seems to be flexing his muscles along with his anti-hero, as if hoping to guarantee them both a place in the horror hall of fame.

    October 26, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

    Jake Wilson

    The Age (Australia)
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  • There are gaping plot holes and characters make idiotic decisions, but watching three generations of women take on Myers-with some great callbacks to the original-is irresistibly satisfying.

    October 25, 2018 | Full Review…

    Andrea Thompson

    Chicago Reader
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  • A solid addition to the deathless horror franchise.

    October 24, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

    Rafer Guzman

    Newsday
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  • It lays on the dread with finesse before turning the tables in mostly creative ways.

    October 24, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Ty Burr

    Boston Globe
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  • As Myers makes his serene way through the pumpkin-lamp-lined avenues, he is as unnerving a blank slate as when Nick Castle last played him in 1978.

    October 20, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Matthew Norman

    London Evening Standard
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Audience Reviews for Halloween

  • Apr 21, 2019
    Great job tying in with the previous movies. JLC is a beast!
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  • Feb 20, 2019
    As an attempt to reinvigorate the Halloween franchise, the film mostly works. I have a few problems with it, mostly involving the 40-year gap and ignoring the previous films. I hold know ill will towards ignoring Resurrection, and it'd be pretty weird if they acknowledged the Thorn trilogy and all that. But the problem with ignoring everything is that Michael Myers goes from a force with 100s of kills to 5. We as the audience understand Michael Myers as a force of nature, but the characters in the movie shouldn't, but they still treat him that way. Laurie's trauma I understand and actually kind of like. At first I felt the same way about it that I did about everyone else's reaction to Michael, but really she was at ground zero to Michael's rampage, and just looking to real life people have gotten messed up from far less so it's actually believable she'd become this reclusive person prepping for his return. The film is at it's best when it's Laurie's story. I'd kind of compare it to the Aliens films. In the first one, it was people totally unprepared. In the second one, we got to see what happens when soldiers face off against the Aliens. Here, Laurie has completely Home Alone'd her house to prepare for Michael, so the final confrontation is satisfying because she knows what to do and she's prepared for it. However, the other characters are still required to do lots of stupid stuff. There's some dumb comedy and weird character bits, and I actually didn't mind it for the most part because it gave a level of realism to their world. What I did mind was when people would do the dumbest things they could. Not just things like "oh, they don't know they're in a slasher movie," dumb, things no person should do in any situation regardless of a killer being on the loose dumb. There's also some annoying subplots that go absolute nowhere, like a cheating boyfriend. Most slasher movies would take the chance to kill him, but here he just...I don't even know, he never even shows up again after being a dick. Look, the film has problems when I look back at it is what I'm saying. But while I was watching it, I can't deny it was a satisfying Halloween film. Far and away the best of the sequels, and definitely a better return than H20. There's a great approach to Michael as a creepy force in the distance that I really liked. There's one scene in particular where I thought to myself "wait, did I just see him walking by in the background there?" and I really wasn't sure I had until the characters started finding bodies. Stuff like that is great and gives it a creepy atmosphere. It's got good atmosphere, but for me it was never outright scary. I was never really terrified or genuinely creeped out, more just thought "ooh, that was well done". Still, it's a good return, and it shows Michael well, and Jamie Lee Curtis absolutely owns the show.
    Michael M Super Reviewer
  • Jan 18, 2019
    It's enamored with the original but without any of the clever voyeurism that made that movie so effective. Still, Curtis is outstanding and I like how the mythology is reduced to the bare essentials.
    Alec B Super Reviewer
  • Dec 16, 2018
    Halloween is yet another reboot, revival, whatever, that once again fails to recapture the thrill and horror of the original. Forty years after his killing spree Michael Myers escapes while being transferred to a new facility and Laurie Strode, one of the original survivors, attempts to hunt him down. Unfortunately Jamie Lee Curtis doesn't have the magic touch this time (like in H2O) and brings nothing new or interesting to the series. In fact, it's rather sad what's done to the Laurie Strode character. And, the film doesn't really gain much by wiping out all of the previous sequels from continuity: Michael Myers gets a little bit of his mystique back and the brutality of his killings make him someone to be feared once again. But the plot is pretty lame and the characters aren't all that compelling (or even likable). Halloween is a lackluster sequel that couldn't even come up with a new title, let alone a good story.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
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