Review of Ghostbusters (2016) by Tim L — 25 Nov 2016

Finally got around to seeing Paul Feig's GHOSTBUSTERS. There was a lot of buzz around people rejecting it because they couldn't handle the gender swap. That may be, but it has to be said that it also wasn't original or even funny.

Wiig and McCarthy were just flat. McKinnon seemed to be in another film in her own mind-which she found VERY funny. That works for her in SNL sketches, but not for two hours. The cameos by Murray and Aykroyd were throwaways when they could have been brilliant.

Weaver was somewhat more substantial, but that's not saying much. The saving graces of the film are Leslie Jones and Chris Hemsworth. They both made magic out of dull material. But meh.