Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire lands in movie theaters worldwide tomorrow. The follow-up to Ghostbusters: Afterlife will transfer the action back to New York just as the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, and they must team, up with the original ‘Busters to save the world.
So with release imminent, the reviews are starting to slow and the results are… not good. 90 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes have Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire sitting at 47% (5.4/10). For context, Ghostbusters 2016 has a 49% audience score. Afterlife got 64%. The original sits at 95%.
Here are some highlights from the review summary:
“This franchise might not be entirely dead just yet, but its latest resurrection doesn’t make nearly enough good arguments to keep pumping life into it.”
Kate Erbland, Indiewire
“The clumsy mixture of nostalgia, scares, set pieces, sincerity and wisecracks never gels, tempting a conclusion that it is perhaps time for Sony to give up this particular ghost.”
Tim Grierson, Screen
“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire doesn’t mess with the well-honed formula, carefully balancing its laughs and scares in the breezy manner that makes for pleasurable, if lightweight, viewing.”
Frank Scheck, THR
“The time has come for Hollywood to allow the spurious Ghostbusters franchise to join Jurassic World and Aquaman in the bin and think of something new.”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“Though the ensemble is too large, Frozen Empire does successfully find a decent balance between the multiple generations featured here, letting the younger cast drive most of the action without leaving the older characters on the sidelines.”
Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence
“There was potential here, but Frozen Empire is an overpopulated mish-mash, with too many heroes to wrangle. What’s left is a bit of a gooey mess. We’ve been slimed.”
Alex Godfrey, Empire
See for yourself when Frozen Empire opens tomorrow.
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