Review of Halloween II (2009) by Christopher Null for Filmcritic.com — 27 Sep 2003

Absolutely awful, with no trace of the original's terror.

This review of Halloween II (2009) was written by Christopher Null and published by Filmcritic.com on 27 Sep 2003.

Halloween II has generally received mixed reviews.

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