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Halloween: Resurrection
2002 89 min United States of America, Canada R 18+
★3.8
Horror
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Trailers
Description
Reality programmers at DangerTainment select a group of thrill-seeking teenagers to spend one night in the childhood home of serial killer Michael Myers. Their planned live broadcast turns deadly when Michael decides to crash the party.
Budget:
$13M
US Gross:
$30.35M
Worldwide:
$37.66M
Starring
Jamie Lee Curtis
Actor
Busta Rhymes
Actor
Brad Loree
Actor
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total
Key opinion
Halloween: Resurrection is widely regarded as a significant low point in the franchise, criticized for its vacuous script and cliched reality-television premise. While the opening sequence featuring Jamie Lee Curtis is frequently highlighted as the film's only compelling moment, the remainder of the movie is dismissed as a generic and uninspired slasher.
| Pacing | The opening 15 minutes offer a promising and tense conclusion to the Laurie Strode arc before the film descends into mediocrity. | |
| Screenplay | The script is universally panned for being hollow, predictable, and burdened by uninspired dialogue. | |
| Acting | The characters are underdeveloped, flat, and largely unlikable, making it difficult for audiences to engage with their survival. | |
| Originality | The reality-show premise is viewed as a clumsy, dated attempt to modernize the franchise that abandons the series' established tone. | |
| Acting | Busta Rhymes' performance is divisive; some viewers find his exaggerated, charismatic presence a highlight, while others find it annoying or over-the-top. |