Paul Feig's Ghostbusters reboot has suffered a lot of backlash, even from day one and very unfairly so. Especially when the movie wasn't half as bad.
The marketing materials didn't do any favours too, with trailers and posters that didn't put the movie in a favourable light.
But I thought the movie was very entertaining right from the start. The main cast had great chemistry together and there were a lot of comedians sprinkled across the movie.
The two main leads of Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig carried the movie effortlessly. Leslie Jones was a pleasant surprise and outshone Kate McKinnon, which I did not expect. But then again, McKinnon had a horrible character going on; a little over-the-top and sometimes a little fatigued making the performance felt forced.
Chris Hemsworth was funny but he was written solely for comic relief, and I would have liked some kind of redemption for his character. As for the original cast coming back, while it was fun to see them onscreen, I would not have complained if none of them were in the movie because they were not needed and took up too much time.
While it was fun to sit through, by the time we reached the final act, I was tired already. It took too long to get there and it took too long to finish. The science behind the action sequences didn't make sense: What did the proton energy do to the ghosts? Can ghosts be "killed" because that looked exactly like what happened.
But I'm glad that some of the jokes from the trailers still worked in the movie even though I saw it coming. Leslie Jones slapping Melissa McCarthy was one that was just great to see the full sequence.
I hope we will get a sequel because it would be a better sequel than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Transformers. But with all these negativity going on, it is actually quite doubtful.
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