This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I enjoyed the hell out this tribute/alternate sequel, and think it's one of the best horror films of the year. That said, the very thing that underscores the skilled execution of this Halloween is how it relates to its source material in the original. I wonder how this film would play without such a relationship to lean on. The stifled originality of this dependence almost makes me give it something closer to 3 stars. But for now it feels like…