It’s too bad because less would have been more here. The production and cast are amazing. This level of narrative detail might have worked better in a streaming series. Having 6-10 episodes would have given each element and character time to bake. All that said, this is still great fun. It’s a popcorn movie ghost shoot-em-up that delivers, just not as deeply as the original.
The performances throughout Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire deserve a real hat-tip. There are no weak links in the cast. Nanjiani improves anything he’s in (even the doomed Eternals, which nothing could save). Aykroyd glides through his part, putting on Stantz like a favorite pair of old slippers, and is effortlessly engaging. Rudd seems to be having a blast. The young performers hold up their end. Grace and Wolfhard are both fantastic. One cannot fault the actors for the film feeling hollow.
Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) and Nadeem Razmaadi (Kumail Nanjiani) in Columbia Pictures’ GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE.
“We have not seen the last of the ‘busting moves…”
We have not seen the last of the ‘busting moves, it seems. Ghost Corps Productions was formed in 2015 by Sony Pictures Entertainment to create a Ghostbusters cinematic universe. The company is currently headed by Jason Reitman and Dan Aykroyd, along with a couple of suits from Sony. Does the concept of a Ghostbusters universe seem tiresome at this point, given the fatigue the audience is feeling with the MCU, Star Wars, and, heaven help him, James Gunn’s upcoming refreshed DC Universe? There’s too much to keep up with, even for ardent fans. The idea hit its zenith when the credits rolled on Avengers: Endgame.
That said, I will still watch anything that comes out with the Ghostbusters logo on it, even if only to see how far down the rabbit hole they go. I guess that means Ghost Corps Productions knows their audience. As far as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire goes, it is exciting… enough and is carried by the fun cast and design work.
"…carried by the fun cast and design work."
