| 50 |
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
Rosenthal observes all the ritual elements -- a veteran of the series, he seems to understand that its fans crave certainty over shock.
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| 40 |
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Director Rick Rosenthal ("Halloween II") seems to have forgotten everything he ever knew about generating suspense, relying on cliched shadows and grainy, handheld images supposedly shot by the increasingly terrified students.
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| 40 |
New Times (L.A.)
Gregory Weinkauf
Thing is, movie's 100 percent mystery-free, but mildly creative, mixing Psych 101 with cynical Hollywood in-jokes with Tylenol-sponsored grainy-cam footage. Best revelation is source of Myers' superhuman strength: eats big rats, apparently.
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| 38 |
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Jennie Punter
It's all very pat and, ultimately, annoying.
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| 38 |
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
If you only want a sequence of slashings, impalements and head-squishings, you'll get your money's worth. But if you like a little movie with your mayhem, you're out of luck.
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| 38 |
Chicago Tribune
Loren King
Like its parade of predecessors, this Halloween is a gory slash-fest. It can't escape its past, and it doesn't want to.
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| 30 |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust
It's not the worst film in the series -- "Halloween III" will never be unseated -- but there's not nearly enough scares, or humor, to make Halloween: Resurrection worthwhile.
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| 30 |
LA Weekly
Paul Malcolm
If, as it appears, Rosenthal is competing with the knife-wielding Myers for the title of biggest hack, he wins by unanimous decision.
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| 30 |
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
It seems content to plod listlessly through the motions.
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| 25 |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
There's no evidence of craftsmanship or energy. Everything, from the plot to the execution, is plodding and obligatory.
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| 25 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
Cheesy.
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| 20 |
The New York Times
Dave Kehr
Spectators will indeed sit open-mouthed before the screen, not screaming but yawning.
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| 20 |
Film Threat
David Grove
After almost twenty five years, the Halloween series has been reduced to a false alarm. ...the characters are so devoid of human feeling they accomplish the task of making us not wish they were dead, but just gone.
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| 10 |
Variety
Joe Leydon
More uselessly redundant and shamelessly money-grubbing than most third-rate horror sequels.
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| 0 |
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
Forget this dreck: Where's that Michael vs. Jason grudge match we've been hearing about for the last decade?
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| 0 |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
It's so devoid of joy and energy it makes even "Jason X" - a recent attempt to prolong the rival "Friday the 13th" slasher franchise - look positively Shakesperean by comparison.
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| 0 |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Halloween: Resurrection comes closer to comatainment.
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