The Mosley Review: Fear Street Part Three: 1666

The third film in a trilogy is always the hardest one to do. You start off so strong and the pressure is so immense on third film to deliver the same quality and satisfying ending. Many have succeeded and alot have failed, but this film did the former. I cannot stress how much fun it has been to follow this amazing, thrilling and suspenseful trilogy to its end. I have been surprised by the amount of care and consistent quality of storytelling across the board. I loved how we get the origin story behind the curse on the Shadyside and the source of all the affliction. Puritan stories and how quick the title "Witch" is always easy to show the atrocities committed by thy neighbor, but I liked how the pacing kept it moving and didn't linger on that aspect. The story may have shrunk in scale, but that was a plus. The story can focus on the characters and the flow of the story. This chapter did that the best and I loved every second of it. I simply cannot get over how invested I became in Sarah Fier's story and how heartbreaking it was. That was truly a testament to the excellent from a brilliant cast.

The cast across all three films have been amazing and they all return in an American Horror Story style as they all do double duty. Kiana Madeira delivered a knockout performance in this film as both Sarah Fier and Deena. Per the story, she experiences Sarah Fier's life through a supernatural connection and she was outstanding. I connected with her instantly and how she fought like hell to prove her innocence. Kiana delivers not only an emotional performance, but a strong physical one as well and that was impressive. Elizabeth Scopel plays the "real" Sarah and we only get flashes of her. I understood the connection that was made, but I would've liked to have seen Elizabeth's take on the character. Olivia Scott Welch returns and as Hannah Miller she was excellent. I felt that the loving bond between her and Sarah was more powerful and pure. Something about the past makes everything more special. Benjamin Flores Jr. was good as Henry and just as solid as Josh. Doesn't matter the era, those two are great together as brother and sister. Jordana Spiro was great as The Widow and Mrs. Lane. She always has a presence in each film and I feel like she's a good luck charm in the way of Bruce Campbell, but more dramatic. It was great to see Mrs. Lane finally get closure. Gillian Jacobs returns as Ziggy and she was truly having alot of fun. I loved how she faced her trauma later in the film. McCabe Slye was great as Mad Thomas and I loved his determination. As Tommy Slater from the past film he embodied an unstoppable force, but here he embodied the town drunk and fool with an influence. Darrell Britt-Gibson was hilarious as Martin and I'm glad he got real time to shine. Ashley Zukerman was outstanding as Solomon Goode. He was so charismatic and heartwarming at times. As Nick Goode, this time he gets into the action and it was so satisfying to see. The cast across all three films have done an amazing job and I commend them for their work.

The score once was a standout and with composers Marco Beltrami, Anna Drubich and Marcus Trumpp, it was perfection. This was the most haunting, terrifying and heartbreaking score in the trilogy and I almost prefer it over Part Two. I just love the implementation of different sounds and its infections intensity. Srash’s fate is by far my favorite piece. The cinematography has also been a highlight across all three films, but lighting was key in this film. It was expertly done and visually stunning in both 1666 and 1994. Director Leigh Janiak has done the near impossible and adapted R.L. Stine's popular novels into this rousing success of a horror trilogy. This trilogy is some of the best content that Netflix has ever produced. This was a fun, intense, heartfelt and outstanding trilogy that should not be missed and it is now up there with the greatest of all time. For horror fans, this will satisfy the lust for teen blood to be spilt on the screen in many ways and you owe it to yourselves to see this masterpiece of a trilogy. All three Netflix original films are now streaming. Let me know what you thought of the film or my review in the comments below. Thanks for reading!