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3.5
The sheer number of talented comedians and special effects artists out there make it seem like it should be easy.
Av Club
3.0
After more than 30 years, the Ghostbusters franchise has finally returned and as a reboot no less.
Den Of Geek
2.8
Despite great chemistry among its first rate cast, Paul Feigs reboot has a hard time justifying its existence.
Indie Wire
3.5
Never.Do moviegoers have a fun filled, dashingly captivating blockbuster that kicks ghost butt and scores one for the ladies
We Got This Covered
4.5
For one, its a legacy sequel to the original two outings and not a reboot like 2016s Answer the Call.
We Got This Covered
3.0
The actresses are so quick and so supple, the force of their individual personalities and their irresistible camaraderie hoik the film up from its mid ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
Heres a summer movie starring a girl squad proud of its big brains and tacky jumpsuits. You could call that a supernatural event in itself.
Time Out
4.0
McCarthy takes full advantage of the opportunity to reveal a winning vulnerability and sweetness.
Screen Daily
3.0
Devoted fans of the old film will no doubt look to compare almost every frame, but this film is best enjoyed as being seen as a standalone.
ETimes (TOI)
3.5
The original Ghostbusters has almost a working class aesthetic to it (it looks great, but its from the age of practical effects), this has a nice, glo ..
Collider
1.5
The new Ghostbusters isnt a horror, exactly.Its just misbegotten.
Vulture
3.3
More inspired is a moment featuring an old DeBarge tune turned pun, a rare belly laugh due as much in part for its 80s era nostalgia as its out of the ..
Paste Magazine
2.5
I would have preferred that they simply had shut their naysayers down by producing a better movie.
Rogerebert
3.5
I wanted to love this new Ghostbusters, but unfortunately it is just fine, though not for the reasons many would expect.
IGN
4.0
Yet Ghostbusters is commendable for its respect for intelligence, its regard for friendship; its Stronger Together emphasis feels like a balm in the c ..
E Film Critic
4.0
If ever a film was stuck with a fight it didnt pick, Ghostbusters is it.
Telegraph
4.3
When taking everything else about the film into account, like how genuinely funny and badass it is and the wonderful camaraderie between the actresses ..
The Young Folks
3.5
But it is still a fun blockbuster worthy of curiosity and delivering a great number of laughs.
Cinema Blend
4.5
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Ny Daily News
4.0
Against all odds, GHOSTBUSTERS actually winds up being one of the better all around big summer blockbusters, and a refreshing, fun movie that even the ..
JoBlo
3.5
Ghostbusters is full of vibrant visual effects and CGI spectacle that is absolutely enhanced by 3D viewing.
Screen Rant
4.4
Paul Feigs female led reboot of the long dormant franchise is thrilling, hilarious, lovingly crafted and the wild, colourful, giddy blockbuster this o ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
And under the game guidance of Paul Feig, who directed McCarthy and Wiig in Bridesmaids and McCarthy again in Spy, the re gendering of Ghostbusters pr ..
Philly
2.2
Instead they just add more cheesy effects before intercutting some predictably stale gags into the final credits to end the picture with the suggestio ..
One Guys Opinion
0.0
Its particularly dispiriting to hear McCarthy, one of the most floridly gifted verbal riffers in comedy, have to utter frat brah catchphrases like Let ..
Village Voice
2.5
But watching it is a master class on screen comedy, what works and what just doesnt.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
But if youre game, give it a shot and you may find it quite funny.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
This might have worked if the 1984 film were less well remembered, but it looms large over this production, which does little to distinguish itself.
Chicago Reader
2.5
Basically, Ghostbusters stops being funny for too long of a stretch, despite the casts best efforts.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
Instead, bustin really feels best when Ghostbusters embraces the new.
Usa Today
4.0
What is the new Ghostbusters.It isnt a sequel, it isnt a remake, it isnt even an ordinary rebrand.
The Times
4.0
The new, bigger, bustier Ghostbusters is a rollickingly funny delight, paying homage to the classic film but rebooting it with four female protagonist ..
The Times
3.5
As far as a remake of a beloved comedy, it is pretty good. We need good comedies in these times of hate and strife. There are few good comedies now be ..
Lariat
3.2
The film zips along smoothly enough, occasionally hilarious but more often just amusing.
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
McCarthy and Wiig shine, of course; Jones, too, but McKinnon steals the picture.
News Review
1.0
So far, this summer has blown it with Spielberg, Superman, Batman, Independence Day aliens and now the Ghostbusters.Will Suicide Squad return some dig ..
News Review
2.0
Not that Ghostbusters is remotely funny up to this point, but any vestige of humour or sense is completely jettisoned in the endless noisy climax.
Radio Times
2.5
I wish I liked the film better as there was plenty of potential switching out the genders for the lead roles.
Screen It
4.0
But, hey, us ladies have managed to enjoy your male centric movies aplenty so far; heres one on us.And its fun as hell.
Independent
3.1
Slime Ghostbusters all you want for its lazy reliance on CGI gimmicks and its lapses in pacing but theres no faulting the ladies.
Rolling Stone
2.5
The Nature of Imitation is the sound of Dorian Concept systematically deconstructing various genres, stripping them back to the bones underneath and t ..
Pop Matters
4.0
Its understandable that this franchise relaunch would want to remind you of the original, but theres no getting around that this new A team of ghostbu ..
The Wrap
2.5
The female led cast is a promising idea, but this reboot of the 1984 classic isnt as fresh or funny as it could have been.
News Day
1.5
McCarthys welcome wore out for me some time ago; the slapstick raunch and the hollering have become tiresome schtick.
Cs Monitor
2.5
Its the movies payback for all those years of the male gaze and objectified women, but the running joke overstays its welcome.
Film Journal
3.0
Its spectacular when it needs to be (that Times Square finale is a visual delight).
Hindustan Times
3.0
Throw in Andy Garcia and the best Jaws joke of the year and Ghostbusters justifies its popcorn existence.
The Guardian
4.0
It just feels funny.An update or upgrade to the original, not a rebuke to it, or to its fans, although certainly a rebuke to those who believe that be ..
The Guardian
4.0
Such huge scale action should never risk overshadowing the tremendous chemistry of the four leads.
The Guardian
3.0
If you do, are you a die hard feminist who thinks Shakespeare should be rewritten to better reflect gender equality.All that stuff is stupid.
Az Central
3.5
What limits the film is also what makes it accessible to all ages and demographics: the sheer simplicity of the premise.
Smh
3.5
So the new film never manages to be quite as transcendently fun as it should, and suffers from clunky plotting and bumpy editing that reeks of studio ..
Npr
3.8
Overall, this Ghostbusters is a sweet cultural revival, a movie that delivers summer blockbuster pleasure, not sequel overdose syndrome.
Star Tribune
5.0
What a treat to watch a remake thats almost as good as the original movie! And who knew Chris Hemsworth could be so funny
Reel Talk Reviews
3.1
No matterthe new Ghostbusters are women and they are frequently very funny, although the movie as a whole is never quite as funny as you think it will ..
Q Network
2.8
But with a cast as daring and quick as this one, Ghostbusters is too mild and plays it too safe.
Ew
3.0
Ghostbusters 2016 even as its own horror comedy is just mediocre.
Cinema Crazed
3.8
It is disposable, thoroughly enjoyable and distinctly American mass produced entertainment.
Salon
3.5
If this highly entertaining summer retread proves anything, it proves that those things are not incompatible.
Salon
3.5
Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures One of the funniest things about Paul Feigs all female remake of the 1984 Ivan Reitman comedy Ghostbusters is the gulf ..
Slate
4.0
Ghostbusters Katherine McLaughlin 11 July 2016 Paul Feig answers the sceptics in style with this funny and touching reboot Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones ..
Flim List
5.0
A hugely entertaining reminder of how good blockbusters used to be.
Empire
3.0
See it it will definitely make you laugh but youll have to wait for it to find its own footing.
Common Sense Media
4.5
This new one, while just as strong with its cast, story and humor, may never match its predecessor in terms of how much its beloved by movie fans arou ..
Movies
2.0
Also, this will come as a surprise to literally no one, but Melissa McCarthy essentially plays Melissa McCarthy.
Flickering Myth
3.5
Why You Should Watch This Movie: Watch Ghostbusters for its endearing cast, humor and visually stunning sequences.
Book My Show
3.0
The new Ghostbusters is unpretentious fun.Its lightweight and amiable and occasionally silly.
Book My Show
3.0
The plot itself is doozy, barely held together by the performances, and the climax is an overlong mess of CGI spectacle that reminded me of the Adam S ..
Book My Show
4.0
Because Feigs Ghostbusters is its own definitive creature, an affable, inventive riff on Ivan Reitmans proton packing caper that exists not to score p ..
Time
2.0
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Boston Herald
3.1
Ghostbusters is at its best when its attuned to micro scale interactions.
Slant Magazine
3.8
McKinnons Holtzmann is the straw that stirs the drink throughout Ghostbusters, her performance one that easily could have been an exercise in phoned i ..
Washington Post
4.0
That the new movie stars four women is a kind of gimmick, of course, but its one that the filmmakers and the excellent cast deepen with real comedy ch ..
The New York Times
3.2
Even if all the comedy and action doesnt land, theres enough charm to be had with the main cast.
The Film Stage
2.5
Everything good the new Ghostbusters has to do with gender, beginning and ending with McKinnon.And everything bad about it has nothing to do with gend ..
Chicago Tribune
3.1
These characters might even be more fun to watch in a movie that wasnt as beholden to its source. Im saying I want a sequel, and maybe you should too. ..
Boston Globe
2.5
Kate McKinnons demented enthusiasm is great fun and the last minute insert addressing the movies prerelease Internet trolls is an inspired in joke.
Reeling Reviews
3.5
In a summer of fairly dismal would be blockbusters, Ghostbusters easily rises to the top as one of my favorite movies of the season so far.Heres the t ..
Uproxx
2.0
This new Ghostbusters would be worth hailing for Holtzmann alone but happily, there is much more to cheer.
Flickfilosopher
3.0
It is initially an easier film to sink into than its wired up Reagan era predecessor.
The Irish Times
3.0
Theres no reason they should be; for a movie declared alternately a travesty or a triumph months before its premiere, Ghostbusters succeeds perfectly ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.1
The script isnt as clever as it could have been but it delivers enough laughs to make things palatable.
ReelViews
2.0
Its all busy ness, noise and chaos, with zero thrills and very little sustainable comic buoyancy.
Hollywood Reporter
4.0
It is actually pretty great!.Its funny, and nuanced in its funniness: hehs to haaaaaaas to lols.
The Atlantic
3.5
For those willing to give it an honest chance Ghostbusters is a decent frivolous bit of summer blockbuster escapism.
Lyles Movie Files
4.0
Harold Ramis is touching), this film manages to carve out its own space, and I want to see Feig and his cast return to continue exploring it and expan ..
Birth Movies Death
3.0
Now its a familiar trope.Its good the way no attempt is made to explain why the ghostbusters this time are women.
Standard
3.2
Although the movie fails to connect its obligatory big spectacle sequences with the barely existent arc of its characters, the performances elevate th ..
Coles Mithey
3.5
Its a very entertaining movie! It is not a perfect movie, but considering the state of summer 2016 so far, doesnt make me want to light my hair on fir ..
Pajiba
2.5
The narrative complications turn rote and underwhelming, the callbacks to the original increasingly strenuous.
Los Angeles Times
3.8
If this Ghostbusters isnt perfect, its still a wonderful reinvention thats as entertaining and as it is fun to watch.
Movie Freak
2.5
Yet its laughs dry up around the midway mark, leaving just faint chuckles and nods of familiarity for the remainder of the film.
Detroit News
2.5
And yet the one line idea that made the original such a success a comedy team fights ghosts is so rich that surely Feig and co writer Katie Dippold co ..
Variety
3.1
Its all a bit too self consciously self conscious, with jokes about nasty internet commenters (like those sexists whove stupidly pooh poohed the film ..
Groucho Reviews
4.2
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity ..
Hit Fix
4.4
Having an all female cast puts a fresh spin on the material, but lets leave gender aside for a moment.
Aisle Seat
3.0
But dont expect much more than a paint by numbers Ghostbusters reboot.
Forbes
3.5
And entertainment like that is the best kind of entertainment there is.
Consequence Of Sound
1.3
Theres exceedingly little within Unaccompanied Minors that wholeheartedly works, as filmmaker Paul Feig has infused the narrative with a disastrously ..
Reel Film
2.5
But none of it adds up to much more than an average summer entertainment never bad enough to warrant the chauvinist hatred, rarely good enough to dese ..
Nj
3.0
Its just a shame that the expectations for Ghostbusters have become so warped and bloated over the years that this reboot hardly gets a chance to catc ..
Vox
3.0
But weve now seen the damn thing and can report that, while undoubtedly flawed, Ghostbusters makes for a riotously entertaining cinematic experience.
Hey U Guys
3.8
The callbacks pop up like jump scares in a real horror movie, but no one should be afraid.
The Star
2.2
Its a shame this mostly flavorless update will only fuel the sexist haters out there.Gender is irrelevant in this by the numbers but still uninspired ..
The Play List
4.0
Its a pleasure to watch Wiig and McCarthy bounce off of each other as former BFFs reunited by the supernatural.As in Bridesmaids, Wiigs nervous hesita ..
Now Toronto
3.0
Ghostbusters version 2.0 is mostly comic, with a few frights and some creepy, translucent slime spewing apparitions.Its unlikely to achieve the legacy ..
Scroll
3.1
Taken on its own merits, the new movie is a decent, perfectly harmless comedy.
Deseret News
2.5
The cast here does its best and has its own appeal, with Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig central to the action, keen to prove the existence of the p ..
Urban Cine File
4.0
Like the recent progressive comedy Neighbors 2, Ghostbusters is a breath of fresh air when it comes to gender equality on screen and liberal ideas on ..
Film School Rejects
4.0
Theyre the main mix in making the occasionally wobbly but always entertaining Ghostbusters so much fun.
Film Ink
3.0
When the movie feels like Feig is the driving creative force, it works much better.
Ner Dist
3.5
What the film slyly stresses is the double standards applied to women.
The Age
1.5
Theres no getting around how inadequate Wiig and McCarthy are. The breakout here is SNL star McKinnon, who needs co stars who could keep up with her.
Maki At The Movies
4.0
Feig has undoubtedly pulled off a challenging project and given audiences a fresh faced reboot to the franchise.
Cine Vue
3.0
Before long, youre starting to wish guiltily that McCarthy had taken centre stage, using the crazy vitality and brash improv skills that made The Heat ..
Games Radar
4.5
Published on Jul 13, 2016 Black Nerd Review of Ghostbusters and Rant about Internet rage over Ghostbusters reboot with all women.
You Tube
3.8
Feig dutifully utilizes 3 D to spew ectoplasm at viewers, though his showy, overlong finale would be better without a stale Stay Puft Marshmallow Man ..
New York Post
2.0
If all this is apparent to the viewer, how come the talents involved couldnt see it before the cameras started rolling
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.5
This new reboot of the franchise is the most controversial blockbuster bar none this year.
Star Burst Magazine
3.0
This film feels like its about something valuable and represents something real.
Lw Lies
3.5
Beyond the talent stuffed cast, there are plenty more reasons why the new Ghostbusters is worth a look.
Nz Herald
3.0
Its enjoyable but too reverent.Instead of building a monument to the old film, a spot of vandalism might have improved things.
Nz Herald
3.1
Prior to its release, the films primary villains werent ghosts; they were internet trolls.But these petulant posters will need to retract some of thei ..
Kansas City
4.0
Wiig and McCarthy bring heart, and Jones is charismatic and capable.
Digital Spy
3.0
What we have instead is a very good, very funny, big dumb blockbuster.
Flicks
3.1
Final verdict Bloated scenes and a lagging plot keep Ghostbusters from being as funny as it thinks it is, but the film is powered instead by a fondnes ..
Red Eye Chicago
2.8
When it stays true to the first movies story line, its boring.Despite the dozen or so funny lines, those two options dont make for an exciting movie.
Cleve Land
3.0
When the original film worked, it found humour in undercutting the innate pomposity of ghost stories and horror films.
Independent Ie
4.0
The film, thanks to the writing, direction, performances, and great chemistry between the lovers, packs a real emotional punch.
Independent Ie
4.0
The chemistry between the leads is palpable and often extremely funny.
Stuff
4.0
Thankfully, the screenplay is smart and funny, and the cast is flat out hilarious.
Contact Music
3.9
Her geeky but ornery countenance is a lot more fun to watch than the sketchy longtime friendship between Wiig and McCarthy.
Ar Kansas Online
2.5
Leave the middling, overblown, special effects driven comedies to the uninspired men.
Larsen On Film
2.5
Ghostbusters never succeeded because of its cogent social commentary, thoughtful themes, or innovative plotting.Born of sketch comedy, its all about t ..
Christianity Today
1.5
That feels like a wrong read of Ghostbusters, and drowns out any wit and charm the movie has managed to create.That wit and charm does exist, mind you ..
Vanity Fair
3.0
In the end, its an enjoyable blockbuster, not great, but not disastrous either.
The Arts Desk
4.0
Adequately enjoyable for a fifth outing, but there cant be much more left in the tank.
The Sun
3.5
The spooky beginning is really funny, and bright gags pop up fairly frequently.
Wsj
4.0
There is a wry sort of bonkers at work here that pays tribute to the original (wicked cameos and shout outs abound), but doesnt copy it.
Killer Movie Reviews
2.0
A huge swing and miss that fails to conjure laughs or spook up scares, Ghostbusters is unable to live up to the expectations that its talented cast an ..
Matts Movie Reviews
4.0
Ghostbusters, one of the funniest movies of the year, is so daffy and effervescent that it appears weightless, as if the film could float away at any ..
Daily Dot
3.5
McCarthy, as always, is adept at improvisation and physical comedy.
Patriot Ledger
5.0
1 of 8 View Caption In this image released by Sony Pictures, from left, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Kate McKinnon appear in a ..
Sltrib
3.5
Its probably not surprising, then, that Ghostbusters is at its best when it feels most like classic Feig.
Film
3.0
The film sacrifices the scruffy charms of the original for slick CGI set pieces, though it has its moments and Hemsworth is a delight.All told, its sa ..
Scmp
3.5
The biggest surprise is that the lesser known Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones outshine both Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy (who are still good but a ..
The Film Pie
1.3
Ghostbusters reboot a horrifying mess So bad.Ghostbusters is a horror from start to finish, and thats not me saying its legitimately scary.
Chicago Sun Times
3.5
Its more peculiar than anything else; this collection of comedic heavyweights in a movie that doesnt really fit into any category neatly.Feigs version ..
Punch Drunk Critics
4.4
...it feels like a Ghostbusters movie: lethal ghosts, dangerous equipment, and quirky personalities...Wonderfully reimagined escapism...for fans new a ..
Movie Crypt
2.5
Only Holtzmann thrives as a character, as the groups intensely, almost malevolently creative armourer. McKinnon is riveting, in every sense.
Straight
2.5
Its worth seeing for the 3D spectacle.It doesnt come close to the original in any meaningful way, but that would have been an incredible achievement.
Movie Web
4.5
Hopefully this Ghostbusters franchise can get more than one sequel out of it.
We Live Entertainment
4.0
But audiences will certainly remember McKinnons antics above all.
Cinemix Tape
3.5
Whenever it stops trying to remind us of its past, Ghostbusters can be pretty fun to watch, but it doesnt stop reminding us very often.
ComingSoon
4.3
The effects are terrific, and this one ups the wow factor when it comes to spectacle.But its not too much for even little kids to handle, and if anyth ..
ComingSoon
2.0
Reboots are rarely good ideas, but this one is helped greatly by making its main cast all women at least it feels like an attempt to cut a new path, i ..
Straits Times
3.0
The good news is this: Ghostbusters is fun stuff and perfectly suited summer entertainment.
Dead Line
3.0
Being mostly a Paul Feig movie means it combines unusually inspired ad libbing with creatively silly plotting.
Metro New York
4.0
Ghostbusters posts a bigger logic deficit than most recent comic book movies.Why dont super sized brawlers leave any lasting damage
Film Comment
3.5
Now that Ghostbusters is out in cinemas, audiences are able to decide for themselves whether its a terrifying revisionist feminazi nightmare, or if it ..
Sbs
5.0
Starring four of the funniest women on earth, Ghostbusters: Answer the Call honors the spirit of the 1984 classic film.
Solzy At The Movies
2.5
Its well made and entertaining and funny enough, and McKinnon is a whiz.
Flavor Wire
2.5
Funnier than the 1989 sequel.Paul Feigs bold female reboot of the beloved Ivan Reitman comedy qualifies as a disappointment as well as a talky, noisy, ..
Daily Herald
4.0
From start to end this film is just pure joy, a lot of which is borne from the fact that the original is so much fun that theres no point trying to la ..
The Shiz Nit
4.5
The new Ghostbusters is a smart and exciting comedy, and a solid new entry into the classic series.
Crave Online
3.0
Its an entertaining movie that despite some pretty major storytelling issues gets by thanks to an overwhelming sense of fun, a unique approach to the ..
What Culture
2.5
The four stars tried but werent given enough to work with.If youre a real Ghostbusters fan, your time would be better spent watching the original.
Mercury News
4.0
These sharp comedies have seemingly laid a path for a film that finds its achievement in establishing the all female lead cast of McCarthy, Kristen Wi ..
The Skinny
4.0
Ghostbusters is far from a perfect film but its full of hysterical moments and goofy scenarios that makes it one of the most fun movies of the summer ..
Polygon
3.0
And for anyone who appreciated the original, its a promising and enjoyable return.But only if youre being honest with yourself.
No La
3.5
Its broad and dubiously sentimental, and relies on gross out slime gags and mega pratfalls.
The Verge
3.0
Its fun when it finally does get going, giving rise to a spirited, energetic final third act with some inventive, creepy spectres and the return of a ..
Metro
2.5
Hemsworth might be the beefcake on paper but its McKinnon wholl leave moviegoers crushing.
The Daily Beast
4.5
They should have feared the sensibility of the director.If the 1984 film was the supernatural spectacular, the remakes the movie that spectacularly mi ..
The Ooh Tray
3.0
It sags in places and some of the gags are pretty lame the running joke in which Melissa McCarthy bellyaches about her wonton soup doesnt get any tast ..
What So
3.5
A: Okay.Well, apart from the overlong endinga city wrecking CGI orgy of a very familiar sortdirector Paul Feigs Ghostbusters is a cleverly scripted re ..
reason
4.0
The films strongest assets are easily its characters and insanely talented cast.
Scifi Now
4.0
The sense of fun remains strong throughout, even as the movie falls down a bit at the end. Everyone is obviously having a ball, and its tremendous fun ..
Lainey Gossip
3.5
Its no flawless classic, but its an exciting and often funny ride through a neighborhood where something strange is going on.
Guide Live
5.0
Ghostbusters surpassed my expectations in every way. It was funny throughout, well paced, with no huge downswing. Sony has a hit on its hands.
The Mary Sue
4.5
That crucial balance of the old and new is just one of many things gets exactly right.
Seven Day Svt
3.0
After all, lets remember that just five years ago Feig, Wiig and McCarthy delivered the funniest film of the year in Bridesmaids.
Concrete Play Ground
3.5
It may not be a classic, but the laughs it earns are all its own.
Rediff
4.4
How sweet is this movie.Lets just say that if a Twinkie represents the normal amount of comic energy in a film, the new Ghostbusters would be a 10 met ..
National Post
4.0
Overall, the movie presents a strong message of female friendship without the typical cliches and love triangles.
People
4.0
Set as it is to that classic theme tune itll take one hell of an action set piece to best it.
Sky
2.5
Each movie is an exercise in moral evasion entertainment as brainwashing.
National Review
5.0
It should go without saying that Melissa McCarthy, whose comic style see saws between belligerence and buoyancy, features among the new ghostbusters.
New States Man
3.5
Still, the big CG sequences are less captivating than simply watching the four ladies kick it with a pizza.Wiig and McCarthy nestle into their comfort ..
M Tv
4.4
This is easily one of the best comedy ensembles in recent memory.
Cinema Sight
3.5
A large percentage of the moviegoing public is gonna hear the call and whore they gonna call Ghostbusters.
Tri City Herald
2.5
Its frequently pretty funny, but far more effects than story driven.
Trespass Mag
4.0
McCarthy and Wiig have made me laugh for years and Im happy to say they do the same here.
Media Mikes
4.0
In a summer where so much at the movies is an unwanted sequel or a tired retread, Ghostbusters is genuinely inventive, clever and fresh an oasis in th ..
Toronto Sun
3.5
Still, as either an effects heavy comedy or a laugh heavy sci fi thriller, this is better than much of what Ive seen this summer.
Fw Weekly
3.8
Its surprisingly good.Its not only refreshing to see a big budget comedy led by women, but it was a move that made this better than any sequel could h ..
Columbus Alive
2.5
That ultimately proves to be the movies undoing, because while Ghostbusters is an occasionally entertaining and mostly harmless reboot, it lacks the n ..
Blog Bullz Eye
2.5
The new film features a meandering story, a crush of stale one liners and several lame set pieces.What it offers
Hollywood Into To
3.1
The talented stars are not to blame for a pointless, harmless and mildly funny remake that will leave most moviegoers shrugging their shoulders and mu ..
Us Magazine
1.5
More concerned with special effects than plot, Ghostbusters doesnt even let Wiig and McCarthy do what they do best.
Spectrum Culture
1.5
Phoebe doesnt get this bustin quest because shes gifted or even because shes basically a mini Egon.
Mash Able
3.5
the spirit of the original whilst playing with its own modern bearings.
Cairo 360
4.4
To its great credit, this reboot embraces the roots of the ghostbusters while adding a new and quirky spin to the story.
Johnhanlon Reviews
3.5
From there, watching the film is an exercise in remembrance, an experience more likely to produce a knowing chuckle than an outright laugh.
Washington City Paper
4.5
But take them to see this reboot toobecause it has good scares, its a solid addition to a classic concept, and its so very, very fun.And I aint afraid ..
Film Ireland
3.0
The big special effects set pieces lack the whimsical invention and twisted absurdity of the original film and the running jokes are tired before they ..
Stream On Demand At Home
3.5
Ghostbusters is a riot.Ghostbusters is a property that makes sense to be reinterpreted.
Graffiti With Punctuation
2.5
As talented as this cast is, their flop to laugh ratio for jokes should be at least 60 percent.
Toledo Blade
2.5
Its OK. Its not a disaster. And it doesnt vindicate the naysayers. This film fails to fly not because it stars women, but because thats the only good ..
Spectator
1.5
The new Ghostbusters isnt as tight as the original but it does have flourishes of real subversive comedy.
Battleship Pretension
4.4
Ghostbusters is an absolute blast and rejuvenates a summer of tired and listless blockbuster fare.
Cambridge Day
3.8
They take us through this comedy adventure with the greatest of ease.
Movie Chambers
2.0
The movie stalls at times, and the heroines never seem properly introduced to the villain. But theres a special tang to the film.
Metro Active
3.8
All in all, an agreeably silly evening at the movies.Even the end credits are peppy.
Heral
3.0
But the humour is surprisingly patchy in Paul Feigs hotly anticipated Ghostbusters reboot.There was a lot riding on this paranormal action comedy even ..
News
3.5
McKinnons timing, physical comedy and utterly joyful presence are the highlights of the film. If anything, shes not given enough screen time.
News
3.2
And theyve certainly upped the visual spectacle.There are no more crudely animated dog beasts menacing Manhattan.
Review Journal
2.5
Ironically, given all the Sturm und Drang over the fact that the Ghostbusters are now ladies, Kevin , a man, is the best, funniest part of the film.
Free Beacon
1.5
But theres no denying that the talent brought together here is first rate.
Mac Guff
3.0
I had the same reaction to the new, female led reboot of Ghostbusters as I did to last years Star Wars reboot (er, sorry, sequel).Of course its entert ..
World Wng
2.0
Melissa McCarthy gets super powered brass knuckles to punch a demon into oblivion, while Leslie Jones shreds some nerds into ektoplazm with a handheld ..
Willamette Week
3.5
These four women respect each other and work together to get better at Busting those Ghosts.It may not be the freshest popcorn entertainment in the wo ..
The Film Experience
3.5
Feig keeps the reins on Melissa McCarthy, which is good, and even on Leslie Jonesseither woman capable of stealing the show.
Kdhx
5.0
The new Ghostbusters is hilarious, but its humor may not be to everyones taste.
The Week
3.5
But it is plenty funny and it goes down easy.And compared to the rest of this summers so called silly stuff (Neighbors 2 anyone), its an oasis of amus ..
Saportare Port
3.8
Crucial to fun: McKinnon, who steals the movie with her mad scientist grin, eyes that gleam like a laser pointer and unexpected random weirdness.
Seattle Times
2.0
Not every joke hits, and there are puzzling leaps in narrative logic, but despite the issues, this is a goofy blast.
3.0
Its not for you.Very much a family film for the now, it gives the kids a contemporary context and adults dollops of nostalgia.
Iol Co Za
3.5
Director Paul Feig has delivered once again, making a funny, witty and exciting movie that pays just the right amount of tribute to the franchises leg ..
Splice Today
3.9
Lets just say this outright: this cast is fantastic and hilarious and wonderful.
Flixist
3.0
Its an upbeat and efficient franchise starter with a few enjoyable gags, but its impossible to care about any of it.
Bbc
4.5
Thats not to say there isnt plenty of action, bizarre ghoulish apparitions and whiz bang CGI.
Movies and Shakers
3.5
In sum, Ghostbusters offers agreeable light entertainment, if nothing particularly hilarious or memorable.
Leonard Mal
5.0
You can safely watch this without having ever seen the other movies and it will still make perfect sense and be great fun.
The Mercury
3.5
Put aside your preconceived ideas about the new Ghostbusters and just give into the silly and slimy fun.
Showbiz Junkies
3.5
Easton, MD (21601) Today Intervals of clouds and sunshine.A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible.
Stardem
3.1
There are enough incidental pleasures in Ghostbusters to make it worth haunting.
Twin Cities
5.0
Yet despite its second place finish in any number of categories, Ghostbusters stood out.
The Nation
2.5
The cameos make the case for why a different take on the material was necessary verses wheeling out older actors to sleepwalk through a Ghostbusters 3 ..
The Popcorn Junkie
3.5
It has problems with pacing and shaking off its predecessors, but Ghostbusters delivers enough laughs and scares to stand on its own.
Chesapeake Family
3.8
It cannot be overstated enough just how much the camaraderie of these four women makes this movie.
Junkee
3.0
Its heart is in the right place, and its winning enough that one can be occasionally bemused, if not genuinely amused.
The Tyee
4.0
Stew the two together and it becomes the dont miss comedy of the summer, packed with familiarly satisfying ectoplasmic gags and villains that look lik ..
Bangkok Post
3.0
Overall, the film has been given pretty good treatment that will leave viewers satisfied.
The Blus Pot
4.5
If you want to see more women led comedy movies get made, go see Ghostbusters.
Bust
4.0
But this feels far more fresh than it has any right to do, simply because its casually feminist, unfailingly pacy and finds an exact mid point between ..
Gq Magazine
1.9
An inside look at the new gadget of Ghostbusters How do you capture ghosts.With a lot of fun gadgets.
Fres Nobee
3.5
As someone who loves the original film as much as I do, I really did like this Ghostbusters and I just hope that audiences will give it the shot it de ..
Daily Dead
1.5
Ghostbusters was actually fun and funnyeverything you want from a summer blockbuster.
The Muse Jezebel
3.1
The cast should have been set free to run wild. Director Paul Feig, who co wrote the screenplay with Katie Dippold, needed to make the project broader ..
Reel Bob
3.5
Title: Ghostbusters Describe This Movie In One Simpsons Quote: Bart: Aw, what do you care about good comics
Houston Press
2.5
But Feig and Katie Dippolds screenplay is a slipshod mess of forgettable gags tossed into a generic plot puffed up with unremarkable special effects.
M Live
3.0
As expected, the big laughs fall to Wiig and McCarthy, a key point of difference between the reboot and the original.
Screen Space(Squarespace)
4.5
Ghostbusters is a genuinely entertaining film ... quite funny, actually spooky at times and even fun and exciting
KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
4.5
2016s Ghostbusters comes as a sip of water in a historic drought. Feig has pulled off the impossible by successfully reworking an unlikely masterpiece ..
Memphis Flyer
2.5
As it happens, it gives work to four worthy actors who wring the maximum amount of humour out of this rather overwrought supernatural comedy.
Ex Press
2.5
The best we could hope for would be a fresh, clever take on the old concept that hit its marks on scares and laughs.
K Gun 9
1.0
Is the new Ghostbusters a masterpiece of film comedy.No, but I have no problem saying that its better than the original.
Daily Public
3.0
But Ghostbusters carefully segregates its action sequences from its comic sequences, and that slaughters its momentum and much of the goodwill it has ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
4.0
Compositions feel haphazard and lackluster, like the disappointing Chinese food McCarthy keeps ordering throughout the movie.
Bk Mag
4.0
Its a funny visual, and Ghostbusters is a funny movie, centered on four comedic performances too strong to pick a standout.
Buzz Feed
4.5
For everything that doesnt work, theres so much more that does. These Ghostbusters are solid, and this film effectively riffs on the original and crea ..
About Boulder
2.5
Still, in a story world where ghosts exist, death is never the end and a coda promises both a sequel and more ghostly reconjurings of the same old. An ..
Projected Figures
3.8
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The Cinema Phile Blog
2.0
Its not biting satire, and it doesnt get emotionally deep or poignant.
Cosmopolitan
3.8
Get a sneak peek of the new Ghostbusters Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a n ..
Charlotte Observer
3.5
Ghostbusters wont define your childhood. But a good summer laugh at the movies Absolutely.
Movie City News
5.0
A quick imdb check reveals you have more than three dozen credits, but it really is your first film, that is to say your first real lead, in a cast of ..
The Coast
3.8
The film is funny and just a teensy bit scary and consistently entertaining and hell yeah, these female Ghostbusters kick ass.Suck it, haters.
Baltimore Magazine
1.9
Dont stick Melissa McCarthy into a big summer remake of a classic 80s comedy and then hide her light under a bushel.Do the right thing.
La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
3.0
Instead, the comedy relies heavily on the maniacal talents of its very capable cast.
Film International
3.5
This is an enjoyable, decent Hollywood reboot that succeeds when it relies on its talented cast, and falters here and there when it comes to plotting.
Sandiego Union Tribune
3.8
Director Paul Feig knows his way around laugh out loud comedies with a heartfelt undercurrent (2011s Bridesmaids remains one of the very best of its g ..
The Fright File
3.5
Watching the chubby spirit Slimer once again destroying the scenery feels more like the return of an old logo than a new outing for a beloved characte ..
Daily Review
3.5
With nostalgia dominating screen content, theres a balance every sequel, remake and reboot seeks to master.
Arts Hub
2.5
The fault lies not with the new cast; its the lackluster script and the mediocre movie that theyre saddled with.
Ny 1
2.5
Ghostbusters (2016) is a weak parody of the original. It lacks heart and character development that managed to endear the originals characters with au ..
Times Herald
3.8
In the end, the biggest difference between this outing and its predecessor is the overall attitude and tone of the films.
News Gazette
3.5
Its ironic that all the cameos and callbacks to the original Ghostbusters are the gags that dont land.
Spliced Personality
4.0
Combining a charming comic cast, spectacular spooky effects and a genuinely funny script, this is enormous fun from beginning to end.
Wow 247
2.5
Ghostbusters has to prove its worth by being objectively better than the haters, both in terms of quality and attitude.
Sojo
2.5
All those tens of millions of dollars spent, just to tarnish a good and enjoyable memory.
Medium
3.5
Thankfully, theres a lot to love about this new filmits fun, its a little scary and it has enough thrills and spills to be thoroughly entertaining.
Rescu
3.0
Part of the problem is that Ghostbusters is so busy going through a karaoke style re enactment of the original that these new paranormal exterminators ..
Cbc
2.5
New Ghostbusters trailer Thirty years after the original film took the world by storm, Ghostbusters is back and fully rebooted for a new generation.
Miami Herald
3.5
Wiig and McCarthy leave their lovable mugging up to others and instead shoulder the films emotional storytelling while igniting a compelling buddy com ..
Spin Off Comic Book Resour ..
3.8
Its absolutely hilarious, whip smart, a whole lot of fun and certainly the best studio tentpole youll see this summer.
Sassymamainla
1.5
Short on suspense and laughs, even with comedy powerhouses, Ghostbusters is a bust.
Bet
2.5
Watching the four lead actresses interact instills the audience with a very slight but undeniably present sororal warmth.
Legionofleia
4.5
The worst sections confirm the stale nostalgia that causes projects of this ilk to crash and burn.An awkward nod to Slimer and slighty less awkward no ..
Cinema Stache
4.5
What we liked about Carrie Fisher was that she seemed inclined to tell the truth, and almost nobody does that, certainly not Hollywood stars.
Jacobin Mag
3.1
GHOSTBUSTERS, but not enough to not enjoy this film for what it is pure escapism.
Cleve Land Movie Blog
2.0
Like so many film comedies these days, it assumed that casting funny people was the same thing as writing a funny script; its not.
Facebook
2.5
Related: The BFG cant recapture Steven Spielbergs old magic Its only too bad those high points cant keep the movie aloft through its flabby midsection ..
Money Cnn
4.5
Shes a butt kicking science warrior on a quest to know the unknown, and she absolutely, positively isnt afraid of any ghosts.
Digital Trends
1.5
Its formulaic storytelling embroidered with tired Ghostbusters references.
Lowell Sun
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