Halloween Ends (2022)

 

Genre: Horror/Thriller                Time: 1h 51mins            Director: David Gordon Green

Quick Summary: This is Laurie Strode's last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

I'm so glad it ended.

This movie is not about Michael, nor is it about Laurie. Instead, this movie is about Corey Cunningham, a babysitter accused of murdering a child he babysat. The people of Haddonfield have cast him out, and a lot of this movie is about him and his struggles. He strikes up a romantic relationship with Laurie’s granddaughter Allyson, and somehow, he feels like the protagonist for a while. It was interesting I'll tell you that. I was curious to see where this would go and how it would tie with Micheal. I can tell you, I did not like what it did.

 It's crazy that this series would introduce such a important character this late into the trilogy. It feels like the writers planned the first two movies and then tacked this on at the last minute. I feel like I would of really liked Corey's character had we had time to see his character developed and give us time to really get to like him beforehand.

Not only is it strange to introduce a character who is never alluded to in any movie that came prior, but the execution of this story is terrible. There was no development, his script felt very basic and whiney, you didn't really get anything to grab so you could side with him. The romance between Corey and Allyson is highly forced. These two move at lightning speed, going from strangers to runaway lovers in a few days. Unfortunately, they share no chemistry, making everything feels artificially written. As well as this, Allyson’s behavior in this movie is inconsistent with her previous portrayals, as her impulsive decisions and strangely antagonistic behavior make her a complicated character to root for.

Much of this movie doesn’t feel like a horror film. This is more of a poorly written drama with a few annoying false jump scares littered throughout.

Somehow, the big finale of the Halloween series features Michael at his lowest.It was honestly so disapointing. He is at his weakest in a movie where he should be scarier than ever. The film reduces him to a pathetic older man in a mask. Unlike in previous films. He does not stalk people. He stays in one place during most of the scenes. The movie also fails to commit to its bolder, riskier ideas by abandoning story threads in the final act, finally giving us the movie we paid to see with 20 minutes left in the film.

And even then, I strongly disliked it.

2/10