“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” Review

Does this old ghost have any bones?

One nostalgia shot please!

The Ghostbusters are back with a popcorn action film that is hard not to enjoy at least sometimes - Paul Rudd especially is always a delight to watch, even more so in a ghostbusters uniform and how could you not have fun with the return of the original cast. The issues lie in what seems like a rushed script, that mashes a bunch of ideas together without really nailing many.

Suffering from pacing issues much the same as its predecessor, Ghostbusters; The Frozen Empire is overall a fun family film with little depth - and chooses to rely heavily on nostalgia beats and glitzy effects that we’ve seen almost one too many times before.

Frozen Empire especially falls into the same trap as the previous “Afterlife”, underutilising specific characters and plot points. Most noticeable is Finn Wolfhard's “Trevor”, a character who definitely has very little scenes and adds almost nothing to the entire plot. It can be said that Frozen Empire and Afterlife both take a little longer than comfortable to get to the point. Overall, Ghostbusters is a nostalgic cinema experience including plenty of call backs to the original films, and a fantastic score. Just don’t think too hard during this one.