44 years ago, the Halloween franchise was born and it launched Jamie Lee Curtis into superstardom. Since then, the series has taken numerous detours until 2018’s retcon which placed our heroine squarely back in the path of Michael Myers.
Now with Halloween Ends, we do get a worthy and mostly satisfying final chapter.
This movie begins with a backstory for a new character named Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) who is accused of killing a kid on Halloween night in 2019 leading him to become a hated figure in the town of Haddington, Illinois. Actually, the Savannah area played host to filming.
Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie is busy writing her memoir and living with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) who works as a nurse.
Michael Myers (Nick Castle) reenters the movie once he discovers Corey and can sense the same killer instinct he possesses. Does this mean Corey is a successor to Myers’ reign of carnage?
The movie starts as a slow burn to give us the plot which has just enough elements to keep it afloat, but it is loaded with some of the typical graphic kills that this series makes so famous. One sequence that stands out is when Michael enters a radio station.
There aren’t a whole lot of surprises in Halloween Ends, but it will give fans of the franchise exactly what they expect and a resolution that satisfies them.
This has to be the end; how much more can this franchise squeeze out?
If fans want this series to continue, maybe it’s best to let our imaginations take over. As it is, Halloween Ends still gives off a bloody good time.
Grade: B+
(Rated R for bloody horror violence and gore, language throughout and some sexual references.)
