Halloween Review: 6 Ups & 4 Downs

2. David Gordon Green's Rock Solid Direction

Though director David Gordon Green definitely makes some strange choices here and there, for the most part he turns out to be a totally solid choice to reignite the franchise.

Despite the Pineapple Express filmmaker's lack of experience in the genre, his distinctly art-house sensibilities actually hew pretty close to Carpenter's restrained approach in the original movie.

It's not especially flashy or exuberant filmmaking, as it absolutely shouldn't be, though there's a splendid long-take of Michael going on a rampage half-way through the movie that's probably one of the most visually remarkable sequences in the entire franchise.

There are a few moments that feel like they could be slow-bled for even greater tension and thrills, but Green acquits himself admirably for the majority.