'Ghostbusters' runs out of laughs, thrills despite cast's best efforts
By George M. Thomas
“Who ya gonna call?” was a familiar question for those of us
who caught the original GHOSTBUSTERS in 1984. That film provided an oasis of silliness
along with a few thrills on its way to capturing the summer.
By George M. Thomas
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Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Leslie Jones star
in GHOSTBUSTERS.
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The current incarnation that features a group of talented
comedians will likely do the same, just from sheer name recognition. After all, any film that stars Kristen Wiig,
Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon, will likely attract audiences.
And for most of the first half of GHOSTBUSTERS, they deliver
the goods in their take on paranormal scientists looking to prove that they’re
not quacks and, in the process, make New York City safer.
For that first hour or so GHOSTBUSTERS, which focuses on
Abby (McCarthy), Erin (Wiig), Patty (Jones) and Holtz (McKinnon), zips along
with clever one-liners and broader comedy.
