James Atkinson’s review published on Letterboxd:
Halloween Ends, the last in David Gordan Green's legacyqeul trilogy attempts to conclude Laurie Strode's continuing feud with Michael Myers and the trauma he has caused across generations.
With the previous film, Halloween Kills, the trauma (the overall theme of the trilogy) extended through the entire town of Haddonfield, not just the Strode family. This brought in a new aspect to explore in Halloween Ends, specifically how 'urban legends' grow and feed into vulnerable psyche of not just individuals but the whole town of Haddonfield.
These themes may be heavy-handed but they work, and I am all for movies not just repeating the same tried and true formula and moving taking things in a different direction. All of this leads to a movie where the town, the Strodes and Myers himself build a new horror to face off against, something of their own doing, from not being able to let go and move on. I particularly liked this aspect of the film, what I would have liked to have seen though, is more of a focus on The Strodes. It seems at times that they are forgotten about, they may be on screen but their battle has shifted to someone/something else and it made the revelations fall a little flat.
I wasn't too upset about the small amount of screentime Myers is around for as his legend is ever-present and the basis of the story, it did however make the final confrontation carry less weight.
One thing that is perfect is the score, Thanks to John Carpenter for continuing to make some of the best movie soundtracks out there.
Academy Award goes to watching The Thing with the kid you are babysitting.
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