Halloween 2018 Movie Review

Halloween 2018 is the official sequel to the original Halloween movie, and this film left me smiling out of the theater.

In Halloween 2018 Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has been training for decades for the return of Michael Myers. Laurie now has an estranged daughter, Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter, Allyson (Andi Matichak). Allyson wants to get close to her grandmother, but Karen doesn't want her to. Then just for Halloween, Michael Myers escapes, and the hunt is on! But the real question between Laurie and Michael is, who is the hunter and who is the prey?
Alright, this film is everything I wanted out of one of these films. The acting is great, the music is perfect, and it really is everything that one would want to see in one of these films.
Halloween is so fun, and it looked like the actors also had a lot of fun with this film as well. Jamie Lee Curtis plays such a powerful character, yet still flawed, which grounds Laurie Strode down into reality more. Honestly, Jamie Lee Curtis is phenomenal in this film. Judy Greer doesn't play an important character until towards the end of the film when she is needed, but it is neat watching her reaction to her mother in the film. Andi Matichak playing Allyson did a fine job portraying her character, and was a nice addition to the film.
Okay, I have to talk about the soundtrack to Halloween, because this is honestly such a fantastic soundtrack! They play the original theme to Halloween and it just gets you going and adds so much more depth to the film I cannot imagine seeing this movie without the soundtrack. Though when there  is no music, this movie knows how to do silence and do it effectively. The quiet moments in this film really build tension, and then when the music starts plays, oh, it's just so good!
There aren't really any downsides to this film. Maybe if I had to pick one, it would be some of the teens are a little annoying. Yet annoying teens is practically a staple of the genre at this point, so I'm not going to extremely fault the movie for that.
Something I didn't expect in this movie is the comedy. There isn't much comedy in the film, but when it pops up it's pretty darn good. There's a short scene involving a father and son, and my friends and I laughed at that scene, because just the way it was constructed was so well done.
Halloween 2018 is a must see film for any fan of the horror genre. I loved most of the characters and honestly this film has one of the best horror soundtracks in the entire genre. If you and your friends are wanting to go and see something spooky this Halloween season, then it is a must that you go and see, Halloween.



final score: 4.9/5