‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Review
Stars: Mckenna Grace, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Paul Rudd, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Sigourney Weaver | Written by Jason Reitman, Gil Kenan | Directed by Jason Reitman
The 2016 all-female reboot of Ghostbusters was both a critical and commercial flop, so now it’s time to let the kids have a go. That seems to be the thinking behind this new sequel-slash-reboot from director Jason Reitman, son of original director Ivan Reitman, who’s on board here as producer, casting a protective eye over the film’s legacy.
Set in the present day, the film begins with put-upon Callie (Carrie Coon) moving to smalltown Summerville, Oklahoma with her two children – 15 year-old Trevor (Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard) and 12 year-old science whizz Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) – after inheriting her estranged father’s “dirt farm”.
Soon, Phoebe discovers that her grandfather was none other than former Ghostbuster Egon Spengler,...
The 2016 all-female reboot of Ghostbusters was both a critical and commercial flop, so now it’s time to let the kids have a go. That seems to be the thinking behind this new sequel-slash-reboot from director Jason Reitman, son of original director Ivan Reitman, who’s on board here as producer, casting a protective eye over the film’s legacy.
Set in the present day, the film begins with put-upon Callie (Carrie Coon) moving to smalltown Summerville, Oklahoma with her two children – 15 year-old Trevor (Stranger Things‘ Finn Wolfhard) and 12 year-old science whizz Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) – after inheriting her estranged father’s “dirt farm”.
Soon, Phoebe discovers that her grandfather was none other than former Ghostbuster Egon Spengler,...
- 11/19/2021
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
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