Review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) by Ezibricks — 24 Nov 2021

I haven't enjoyed watching a film in the cinema for a long time, this one was great. The film offered closure on the main cast, it introduced us to the next generation of family members and it showed us that taking the jump into the unknown doesn't have to be scary or fail.

Where the 2016 failed in trying to be funny and over explain everything, afterlife succeeded. The story was great, it had scary moments, comedic moments, sad moments and paid homage to family and the love and respect they had for Harold.

I don't think we could have asked for a better swan song and a Segway to relaunch the franchise for the next generation of Ghostbusters. I go to the cinema to enjoy and be entertained by a film, not to have gender identity politics rammed down my throat and this achieved that, the cast were brilliant and the handling of gender swapping the lead role was done brilliantly.

Many in Hollywood and the wider film industry could learn from this, films are created for cinema customers to be entertained and offer escapism, not for critics who want identity politics and real world issues.

To me Ghostbusters Afterlife is by far the best film I have seen in a long long time, it made me laugh, it made me scared, it kept me entertained and it made me cry.