Metacritic Movie Ratings
Halloween Reviews

3.0

47

out of 100

Metascore®
Mixed or average reviews
Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

  • 67

    out of 100

    Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

    This Myers is more problem child than bogeyman.

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  • 60

    out of 100

    The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

    As usual, Zombie has added an element of camp fun to the proceedings with his clever casting of B-movie icons in small roles, including Dee Wallace, Brad Dourif, Danny Trejo and Sid Haig.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    The New York Times

    The new Halloween has sympathy for the Devil, but not enough.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times

    It's a more polished, high-fidelity version of a story that's played out on screen many times since 1978, but once Zombie runs out of subtext, he's right back to the same old slasher text: "Blood. Guts. The end."

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  • 30

    out of 100

    VarietyDennis Harvey

    Leaves nothing to the imagination: Michael Myers is always right there in plain sight, committing mayhem sans suspenseful buildup or mystique.

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