The final trailer for the big slasher sequel teases an epic struggle for survival between serial killer Michael Myers and his long-term victim Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and their family. That it will be bloody and brutal has been certain since the age rating at the latest. The title of the film was not chosen at random, but only warns potential moviegoers of what awaits them on the screen in this country from October 21st.
But what about the quality of the film? At least some journalists who visited Venice this year were able to see the latest collaboration between Universal and Blumhouse at the annual film festival. If you read through a few opinions, you immediately notice that they differ very widely. It looked very different with the predecessor in 2018. Back then, the reviews were mostly positive. Savina Petkova from the AwardsWatch platform was very enthusiastic: "Expanding the intimate and intergenerational pain into a sociological phenomenon for the whole city seems to be the most effective way to develop the story in a meaningful and logical way." However, some colleagues would clearly disagree with her, for example Jessica Kiang from The Playlist, who even strongly criticizes the new chapter: “The creators are on the verge of wiping out the one relationship that the series lives on: the symbiotic connection between Laurie Strode and her eternal tormentor. Of all the things Halloween Kills had to kill, why that? IGN's Rafael Motamayor sees the truth somewhere in between: "The sequel delivers deliciously bloody kills and is clearly reminiscent of John Carpenter's original classic, but sadly only feels like half a movie."
Either way, in the end everyone has to make up their own mind about this work anyway, after all every fan counts completely different offshoots among their personal favorites - it doesn't matter whether the reviews of the other films were positive, negative or even mixed. "Halloween Kills" follows on seamlessly from the first part of 2018 and begins right after Laurie Strode (Curtis), together with her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak), supposedly finally defeated the masked killer. But while Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, the unthinkable happens: the monster that made her life miserable breaks free from the burning house. But Myers isn't running away - he's picking up where he left off. Nothing and nobody seems to be able to stop the brutal killer in his bloodlust and so Laurie has to fight against her pain and oppose Myers again. But she is not alone. Inspired by Laurie, the citizens of Haddonfield rise up to rid themselves of this recurring nightmare once and for all. Joined by other survivors from his first murderous killing spree, the Strode women go into battle with one goal in mind - no matter how long the night, no matter the price: "evil dies tonight"!