Notable Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andi Matichak, Rohan
Campbell, Will Patton, James Jude Courtney, Kyle Richards
When it comes to John Carpenter projects that are being
revitalized in the modern cinema landscape, Christine was one that I was
skeptical could be pulled off. With the success of Halloween (2018) and Halloween
Kills (box office-wise) though, perhaps it made sense that director David
Gordon Green would want to tackle the project. He had an eye for that kind of
character trauma as presented within a horror landscape. It’s a good
match.
Oh, I’m sorry. This film is actually Halloween Ends
and not a Christine remake. My bad. Someone should let Green know that
too.
Yet, that’s what Halloween Ends ends up being - the
story of a maligned young man who is influenced by an evil presence and becomes
more and more obsessed with the strength and power it gives him to stand up
against all the awful people and circumstances around him. On paper, the idea
is not only bold for a Halloween film but dare I say impressive. The problem
that burdens the film is that it's jammed into trying to balance this new
character arc with finalizing the other themes, characters, and stories of the Halloween
series they started. It’s a balance that collapses in on itself,
unfortunately.