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Girl Power movies work. There are plenty of great examples from Hunger Games, Thelma and Louise to Calendar Girls and all of them take you on a journey from underdog to domination. This was my expectation. For the boys, the original Ghostbusters gave you that feel good factor every time they saved the day (“We came, we saw, we kicked its ass”), but this remake never quite pulls it off and by the end the women all still seem rather pathetic. The script was also somewhat lacking. This is supposed to be a comedy but not once did laughter come over me. A smile perhaps but I didn’t take away any of the original punchy lines from the original. Who can forget “Yes it’s true. This man has no dick” or “Okay, who brought the dog?”. Girlie sentiments are never far away, and while this story is as much about the characters as the action, some of these interactions distract rather than strength the main narrative. Ultimately a watchable but somewhat forgettable film, and personally I’ll be sticking with the original. |
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