Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Myers’ Last Battle – Hollywood Life

4 years in the past, Michael Myers took again his throne because the horror world’s high villain with the large success of 2018’s Halloween. That film did so effectively on the field workplace that it spawned two sequels — 2021’s Halloween Kills and this yr’s Halloween Ends, which is meant to be the ultimate movie within the 44-year franchise. And whether it is, within the truth, the final Halloween film we’ll ever get (it most likely received’t be — let’s be actual), then we received’t complain. Halloween Ends concluded the franchise on a excessive be aware and gave Jamie Lee Curtis‘ iconic closing lady Laurie Strode the ending she deserves.

Halloween Ends begins with a really well-crafted chilly open. On Halloween 2019, babysitter Corey (Rohan Campbell) watches a younger boy whereas the boy’s mother and father attend a celebration down the road. Corey and the boy have enjoyable watching scary films collectively, however the evening takes a terrifying flip when the boy dies from a horrible fall and Corey’s blamed for it.

Three years later, in present-day Haddonfield, Laurie is writing a e-book, dwelling along with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak), and really having fun with life. Michael clearly killed her daughter (Judy Greer) 4 years in the past (in Halloween Kills), however he hasn’t been seen since.

Laurie is attempting to maneuver on along with her life, however the city blames her for the previous bloodshed Michael induced. The city additionally bullies Corey, even after he was acquitted of manslaughter, so she befriends him. In spite of everything, they’ve each seen their justifiable share of trauma. However after a while passes, Laurie sees one thing in Corey’s eyes that she as soon as noticed in Michael’s. And she or he particularly begins to fret after Corey begins relationship Allyson. Issues quickly boil over and as per ordinary, issues rapidly flip violent in Haddonfield on Halloween evening.

The film delivers fairly a curveball that we didn’t see coming (Corey turns into a follower of Michael’s), and whereas we sort of cherished it, it was fairly a danger to tackle one thing so heavy earlier than the curtain closed. However in the event you ask us, it paid off ultimately. The kills are memorable, there’s respect for the franchise at massive (even some nods to Halloween III: Season Of The Witch), and Laurie’s closing battle with Michael will depart you cheering one second and gasping the following. It is probably not the strongest entry within the long-standing franchise, however Halloween Ends is now one in every of our favourite Halloween films.

Halloween Ends is now in theaters in all places and streaming on Peacock.