But as the sequel to the 1978 classic Halloween attests, the scars from these fateful encounters run deep, not least because of an open ending where the baddie goes missing by film's end. Halloween 2018 movie review: 'It's certainly deferential to its 1978 predecessor, if perhaps a little too much'In the case of Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), who came face to face with serial killer Michael Myers (Nick Castle) back in 1978, the last 40 years have been merely an exercise in survival. Halloween 2018 is certainly deferential to its 1978 predecessor, if perhaps a little too much. Were it not for these repeated nods back to the classic, Halloween 2018 would be as boilerplate as they come. Matichak is the closest thing Halloween 2018 has to a feisty young heroine, but she doesn't quite possess the magnetism or muscle of her forebear.

Source: Irish Independent October 19, 2018 06:34 UTC