Halloween Kills

When a franchise churns out endless sequels, the writing decays quickly. The most fundamental flaw of Halloween Kills is its lack of purpose. This movie simply has nothing to say and quickly devolves into a hot mess. It doesn't have a beginning/middle/end structure because it's all middle. Michael Myers kills people and everyone else talks about it, but that isn't a complete story. Furthermore, there are far too many underdeveloped characters. Waves of people are frantically running around while viewers get to know very little about any of them. Resulting in absolutely no emotional connection.

It is telling how the original is so concise yet Halloween Kills is so convoluted. A jumble of half-baked storylines loosely crashing into one another, which is immediately exhausting. All in the service of nothing because the movie ends up right where it started. This undermines the technical aspects of the production, which are generally passable (especially the music and effects). However, it is not just the writing that stinks here because the acting is equally lackadaisical. Probably because the cast is a collection of underqualified youth and tired has-beens. Overall, this movie is painfully tone-deaf and an embarrassing cash grab.

Writing: 1/10

Direction: 2/10

Cinematography: 4/10

Acting: 2/10

Editing: 4/10

Sound: 5/10

Score/Soundtrack: 7/10

Production Design: 5/10

Casting: 2/10

Effects: 7/10

Overall Score: 3.9/10