After the miserable
Halloween 6, we're back to having fun in...
Halloween H20 is not an amazing film by any means (despite a short running time, the middle act does feel dragged out), but it's a fun little film.
Jamie Lee Curtis is excellent again as Laurie Strode (or Keri Tate as she's now known as), and Josh Hartnett reminds me of Harry Enfield's Kevin.
I like Chris Durand as Michael Myers. He manages to imbue personality to Michael Myers. The fantastic moment where Laurie and Michael come face-to-face is a great example.
Steve Miner's direction is also worthy of praise. Although I would never call him one of the greats, I always felt he was somewhat underrated. His rhythm and compositions are without fault.
While I did say that the film does suffer from a dull middle act, it is great whenever Michael Myers comes into the story (the restroom scene -
). An atmospheric opening, and a thrilling finale make
Halloween H20 worth the price of entry.
And that ending? Wow! A fitting ending to the series. Well, it would have been except... we'll get to that soon
