Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
Another sequel, the ninth, to the 1978 original slasher film that makes you ponder why keep going down this familiar path when there's nothing more to say.
Director Green isn't trying to reinvent the squeal. Halloween, the 2018 version, is the B-movie sequel Halloween, the 1978 version, has always deserved.
After four decades of diminishing returns, the fact that a guy in a mask can still take an entertaining stab at a somewhat jaded audience is oddly reassuring.
Let's just hope there's at least some planning for the future happening behind the scenes at Blumhouse. If not, don't be surprised to see yet another continuity reset on the horizon - and plenty of angry fans.
This Halloween highlights a question that horror films so often ignore: How does a genre that unleashes so much violence on its characters grapple with post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma and grief?
The film might be the best shot in the franchise since the original. One particular tracking shot jumps to mind, expertly choreographed with many moving pieces.
