Review of Ghostbusters (2016) by Jake Y — 14 Jul 2017

Decent effort turns into a mediocre, though watchable slime fest. C+.

This review of Ghostbusters (2016) was written by Jake Y on 14 Jul 2017.

Ghostbusters has generally received mixed reviews.

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