It is often said that the primary objective of franchise films is to evoke nostalgia in the viewers. These films serve as a reminder of the time when we first met the characters, a time when we had fun and didn’t have the adult perspective to over analyse the older filmmaking style.

The film stars Paul Rudd, Carie Coon, McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Kumail Nanjiani, Dan Akroyd, Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray

The Gil Kenan version takes ages to kick off, and then is over before one can truly appreciate its end-of-the-world monster with its glowing eyes.

Critics Rating: 3.0 stars, click to give your rating/review,Leans too heavily on the legacy of its predecessors, sacrificing originality and coherence for a dis

Phoebe Spengler (Mckenna Grace) also has her own hero’s journey that differs from “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” which was well thought out. She is a smart and willful teenager who does act like an adult but gets treated like a kid.

Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, James Acaster, Dan Aykroyd, McKenna Grace, Bill Murray, Annie Potts, Patton Oswalt, Kumail Nanjiani Director: Gil Kenan Rating: 2.5/5 Runtime: 115 min. ‘Afterlife’ though a downer on many counts,

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