There's very little energy in the follow-through, and this time Murray's listlessness seems more anemic than comic.
Ghostbusters II
Guess who's coming to save the world again?
1989 · 1h 48m · PG
Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
Ivan Reitman
Overview
The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff of Ghostbusters to revive the business.
Director and cast
- Ivan Reitman Director
- Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
- Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
- Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barrett
- Harold Ramis as Dr. Egon Spengler
- Rick Moranis as Louis Tully
- Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore
- Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz
- Peter MacNicol as Dr. Janosz Poha
- Harris Yulin Cast
- David Margulies Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Even the special effects are more to the point of the comedy than they were in the first film. For some reason, this appears to leave more room for the sort of random funny business that Mr. Murray and his friends do best.
You want more.
Hammered together out of the junkiest of elements, the movie rattles along with a pleasing rambunctiousness, tossing off its quips and one-liners and scoring on a remarkably high percentage of them.
Kids will find the oozing slime and ghastly, ghostly apparitions to their liking and adults will enjoy the preposterously clever dialog.
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