She
has a seventeen year old son John (Josh Hartnett) and a boyfriend Will
(Adam Arkin). It would seem that she has a very nice life that anyone
would want. However she also has nightmares, flashbacks, and occasional
visions of one man, Michael Myers. Why does she think of this insane
individual? Of course, her real name is Laurie Strode, and Michael
is her brother.
Michael has caused havoc in her
life, and she just doesn't know if he is dead now. Though he burned,
she never saw his body and she is just not sure. Paranoid or not,
Michael Myers is always present in her mind, and as her son's 17th birthday
arrives she feels him more than ever. She is not able to let her
son be his own person and instead keeps him close to her in attempt to
keep both of them safe. But it is about time to "let him go" and
let the Myers legend go as the time has passed an she hasn't seen him.
But is he alive? Only time will tell.
Jamie Lee Curtis is back and she
still exudes the sexuality and vulnerability that were so evident in the
original. She is marvelous, as has been her tendency in roles like
this. The whole film is not extremely groundbreaking in any way,
shape, or form. It does, however, bring us back to the style that
was present when the first Halloween
and Friday the 13th films hit theaters. Sure this Halloween
is not up to par with the original, but H20 brings us back to the stylish
horror films of the past. It uses the simplistic killer to stalk
his prey with little or no mercy. Nothing extremely intriguing or
deep about this killer, just plain raw anger.
The supporting cast is very good
in this film, my problem is with some of the story itself. Though
at times the story seemed a bit stale, the actors were able to fight through
it. Sure this is not going to break any ground in the film industry,
but it is a film with a small cast, a small amount of special effects,
but a large amount of tension. I only wish they wouldn't have given
up so much in the previews. 
Certain
scenes just would have been about a hundred times better if they wouldn't
have given the things away. If you're a fan of the series it is worth
a trip to check out the latest in the line of Halloween films.
Don't expect it to compare to some of the best, but it's not bad either.
Grade: B
Parents
Guide: This film is your basic garden variety horror
film. Yes people get killed, yes there is some brutal language but
overall I didn't find it as offensive as say a Scream. The
one thing that really wasn't present in this film that was typical of the
80s horrors was a gratuitous nude scene. As with virtually any horror
movie, parents may want to prescreen this film. But if you let the
13, 14, 15, and 16 year-olds see Scream, this one won't be that
bad.