Laurie Strode struggles to come to terms with her brother Michael's deadly return to Haddonfield, Illinois. Meanwhile, Michael prepares for another reunion with his sister.
Most of its 101 minutes are filled with routine slasher scenes and flecks of pop-Freudian hokum about why the infamous Michael Myers (Tyler Mane) is such a murderously unhappy guy.
– Adam Markovitz,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Sep 2009
fresh:
Zombie walks the walk, you can't deny it. And he's found the medium where he can let his freak flag fly highest.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
1 Sep 2009
fresh:
[Halloween II] offers up a rush of fiercely imagined nightmare images.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
1 Sep 2009
rotten:
You didn't think Michael Myers was dead, did you?
– Frank Scheck,
Hollywood Reporter,
1 Sep 2009
rotten:
Halloween II is full of in jokes and references but nearly devoid of wit.