Halloween Ends

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	Jamie Lee Curtis	Laurie
	Andi Matichak	Allyson
	James Jude Courtney	The Shape
	Rohan Campbell	Corey
	Will Patton	Frank
	Jesse C. Boyd	Officer Mulaney
	Michael Barbieri	Terry
	Destiny Bostic	Stacy
	Joey Harris	Margo
	Marteen	Billy
	Joanne Baron	Joan
	Rick Moose	Ronald
	Michele Dawson	Nurse Deb
	Keraun Harris	Willy the Kid
	Kyle Richards	Lindsey
	Michael O'Leary	Dr. Mathis
	Jaxon Goldenberg	Jeremy
	Candice Rose	Mrs. Allen
	Jack William Marshall	Mr. Allen
	Nancy Turcotte	Gas Station Proprietor
	Diva Tyler	Sondra
	Leila Wilson	Sondra's Sister
	Diana Prince	Radio Receptionist
	Blaque Fowler	Vagabond
	Tony DeMil	Terry's Father

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Director	David Gordon Green
Writer	John Carpenter, Debra Hill, Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green
Producer	Malek Akkad, Bill Block, Jason Blum, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, David Gordon Green, Ryan Freimann, Andrew Golov, David Gordon Green, Amilicar Jones, Julian Lawitschka, Danny McBride, Nate Meyer, Jennifer Scudder Trent, Ryan Turek, Christopher H. Warner, Atilla Salih Yücer, Thom Zadra
Musician	Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, Daniel A. Davies
Photography	Michael Simmonds

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My quick rating - 4.7/10. I’ve been procrastinating on this review since I watched Halloween Ends a week prior, and the reason is simple: expectations + final result = crap.

When David Gordon Green resurrected this iconic horror series in 2018, he took a bold turn from all the previous incarnations, continuing directly from the end of John Carpenter’s 1978 original. That first reboot had moderate success and felt like a fresh, grounded take on the Halloween mythos. Then came Halloween Kills, which critics panned, but I actually thought was a step up — more brutal, more in line with what Michael Myers should be.

Now we’ve reached the big trilogy finale… and it’s a mess. This movie doesn’t just undo the previous two entries, it undermines the entire legacy of Michael Myers. Somehow, the most iconic slasher in horror history gets sidelined into a supporting role, tagging along like a deranged mentor to a small-town misfit named Corey (Rohan Campbell).

The film opens with a scene explaining why Corey is an outcast, and it works well enough. But then you realize something is off: you don’t see Michael Myers for nearly half the movie. For a film marketed as the ultimate showdown between Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and The Shape, we spend far too much time on teen angst and Corey’s awkward descent into wannabe killer territory. His relationship with Allyson (Andi Matichak), Laurie’s granddaughter, doesn’t help either — it’s just more filler in a story that should’ve been laser-focused on closing this decades-long feud.

The writing struggles badly here. Corey’s “training” under Michael feels absurd, and the moment the kid survives their first encounter, the entire mythos collapses. Even the small details are ridiculous, like Corey’s sudden miracle cure for needing glasses. You’ll know what I mean when you see it.

What could have been a symbolic “passing of the torch” ends up destroying both arcs — the new and the old — in one swoop. The climactic battle between Laurie and Michael feels rushed and forced, loaded with why-in-hell moments that had me shaking my head. If you’re hoping for quality kills, forget it. Aside from one tongue spinning on a record player, there’s almost nothing memorable. Gone are the haunting shots of Michael lurking in shadows or silently watching from a doorway.

Visually, this movie lacks style, suspense, and purpose. It looks fine technically, but it feels hollow — a finale that whimpers instead of roars. The trilogy ends with all the subtlety of a parade down Main Street, practically screaming, “We’re done!”

Yet, we all know this isn’t the end. Halloween will rise again someday, hopefully in the hands of someone who remembers why Michael Myers terrified us in the first place. Until then, Halloween Ends lives up to its title—not as a satisfying conclusion, but as a mercy killing for a story that deserved better.
Hitting theaters and streaming simultaneously, you can check it out on Peacock premium if you aren't going to the cinema.

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