Netflix’s Fear Street Part III: 1666 Review

The last installment of the Fear Street trilogy has finally arrived with Fear Street Part III: 1666, and thankfully Deena, Josh and Sam get the closure they deserve as the trilogy comes full circle.

Though the evil element waiting in the background of this final installment may be fully realized, taking center stage this time around, it’s not exactly what viewers would think with a certain twist that is almost hiding in plain sight that will surely turn some off but in the end works in linking each of the films together. One of the standout performances in Fear Street Part III: 1666 is definitely Madeira as Sarah. Ultimately, all roads lead to Sarah Fier who for the most part in this film, is merely just another woman with nothing extraordinary about her.

With this film’s time period of 1666, suffice it to say that this society was much different and made things way more difficult back then. Women had a role in society to uphold – there were rules they could not break. If anyone were to accuse anyone else of something, particularly if it were something evil or connected to witchcraft, it would usually end badly for all those involved. That being said, it was not necessarily obvious where Sarah’s path may be heading. Time proved to be an important element in how it implicated characters in various ways, drawing certain characters further into Sarah’s trajectory.

What’s great about Fear Street Part III: 1666 is how this film made use of its cast. For Sarah’s story to be told in a way that makes sense and to truly come full circle, the characters from the previous two films in the trilogy all make an appearance here. With all these pieces in place, this is where the story builds momentum and gets interesting to watch while surely prompting viewers to question what they thought they knew about the characters and the story of the trilogy as a whole.

However, while the final film does bring the trilogy full circle, it also missed the mark in terms of bringing enough horror to the table. This is why Fear Street Part III: 1666 feels more like a “whodunit” with supernatural elements thrown in than a straightforward horror film. Outside of a few scenes that could loosely be branded as horror, this film barely scrapes by as a “horror” film.

At the end of the day, though Fear Street Part III: 1666 works as a film that serves to bring the other characters of the Fear Street trilogy into fold of one cohesive story, it is definitely the weakest film of the three. For those who may have had high expectations going into this final film of the trilogy, they might find themselves disappointed with how it all ends.

*still courtesy of Netflix

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