Halloween Kills Review: 5 Ups & 5 Downs

Downs...

5. It Suffers From Awkward Middle Sequel Syndrome

By the end of Halloween Kills, it's painfully clear that David Gordon Green and co. didn't have much of a plan for how to create a compelling three-film arc centered around Laurie Strode.

As such, this second entry smacks of a typical awkward middle-entry that basically has to spin its wheels, not doing too much to upset the established order while keeping the structure in place to set up the third - and presumably final - entry.

One senses the ultra-violence was amped up in an attempt to compensate for the fact that the script doesn't really have much new to say, nor much for its main characters to do.

The climactic setup for Halloween Ends, while compelling to a point, feels as perfunctory as it is predictable, ensuring this entry lacks the imagination and impressive creativity of the 2018 film.

More often than not, it feels like a garden variety Halloween sequel, and that's a damn shame.