Ghostbusters (2016) is a sloppy remake, replacing sharp wit with bloated digressions. There's blunt dialogue, dated references, pointless scenes, convoluted exposition, no tension, inconsistencies, distracting fan service, and incomplete setup/payoff. The humor is strained, cheap, contrived, and excessive. Its characters are shallow, muddled, redundant, cartoonish, and forced. The acting is unrestrained, smug, farcical, annoying, and careless. Because there are no personal stakes, emotions, motivations, vulnerabilities, or arcs, there's nothing to invest in. All that's left is a flimsy plot and tiresome comedy. Thus, Ghostbusters feels like a meandering string of underwhelming SNL skits.
Ghostbusters is an aimless corporate product. Its direction fails to establish tones, genres, style, or purpose. The nauseating imagery uses oversaturated colors and cluttered framing. Its editing has weak pacing, momentum, structure, continuity, and timing. The sound adds genre elements, stings, echoes, muting, and a noisy climax. Its music provides generic scoring and an abrasive theme song cover. The production design offers cheesy neon, sterile personality, and extreme product placements. Its underutilized cast feels like a cynical marketing gimmick. The glossy CGI effects further undermine relatability. Overall, Ghostbusters is an insincere jumble of commercialism tricks.
Writing: 2/10
Direction: 1/10
Cinematography: 3/10
Acting: 3/10
Editing: 2/10
Sound: 7/10
Score/Soundtrack: 3/10
Production Design: 3/10
Casting: 9/10
Effects: 4/10
Overall Score: 3.7/10
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