Review of Ghostbusters (2016) by David B — 27 Nov 2016

Kristen Wiig and Chris Hemsworth do the best they can with such a shoddy script and deliver somewhat amusing performances. And Kristen Wiig was the perfect choice to lead a female Ghostbusters film series but poor casting choices for other characters as well as Paul Feig directing with his typically juvenile and unfunny sense of humour, the film turned into a car crash.

Melissa McCarthy is her usual annoying self and brings no charm to the role of Abby Yates. Kate McKinnon is obnoxious and unlikeable whilst the only purpose Leslie Jones serves is to be loud. On top of this, the villain is incredibly weak, lacking any screen time to define his motives although this isn't helped by the fact that the films plot is paper-thin. The CGI is also pretty poor at times for a film from 2016, especially the big ghost at the end of the film.

In the end it all just added up to be a rather lame attempt to needlessly reboot a much loved franchise that is painful to watch.