Review of Ghostbusters (2016) by Frankie C — 07 Sep 2017

This movie, while still inferior to the '84 classic, delivers some good laughs, despite a lame villian.

This review of Ghostbusters (2016) was written by Frankie C on 07 Sep 2017.

Ghostbusters has generally received mixed reviews.

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