Melissa McCarthy was great as Abby, the always-believing researcher, providing her usual full-throttle performance. Wiig was delightful as the ultra-serious Erin - until a handsome man appeared. Together, the two of them combined to provide some great comedy moments. Leslie Jones portrayed Patty's brash and brawn personality with glee and exuberated the energy of the other three members of the gang by herself. Kate McKinnon brought her SNL slapstick to the party as the wacky engineer responsible for the gadgets, and her zesty performance was at times akin to a shaky house of cards. Together, it all formed a believable team bringing every quality you would want, including humour.

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The film was funny for the vast majority of it, with a few gags falling flat here and there, but with the sheer amount that was fired at you, this was to be expected. Hemsworth’s character provided much of the comic relief with his impossibly dumb yet endearing receptionist, but there were gags to be found from all of the characters, including visual ones (hello Slimer), not just the Ghostbusters. The movie even found time to jab at the voices that have been criticizing its existence with a few internet gags early on.

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Towards the end of the movie, we blast into a CGI-fest. But, to be fair, most of the paranormal world was too busy to star in the movie, so CGI had to make do. It's with this that most of the laughs dry up, and the action takes over. The action scenes look great, as the proton packs blast through wave after wave of ghouls. However, the stakes are lowered and lowered as more and more get blasted. The villain of the piece, Rowan, was unsatisfying overall, with the ghosts taking center stage rather than the evil villain. The final act did seem to go on for a while. However, I was entertained enough to not be bothered. That said, it did take a while for the movie as a whole to get going after the exposition and character introductions were laid down; however, the intro in the mansion was great. The effects for the most part were good-looking, and the visual spectacle of the vibrant colors fighting it out in the conclusion was a feast for the eyes. Plus, it’s great to see the proton packs firing again!

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The old crew turn up too, not to be overlooked, as Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver return for cameo performances (Murray’s being slightly longer and more ’integral’ to the proceedings) and a nice touch was shown as a bust of the late Harold Ramis appears in the University. The cameos were nice touches and a nice nod to what came before. Also, the post-credits scene tastily hints at a return for a previous baddie…

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After all the attention this movie had received in the years before its production and release, it was relieving to finally be able to sit down and watch it. And the best part? It was damn enjoyable and good fun. I was entertained throughout, and I bought into the characters as the story unfolded. To hell with the outrage and the fury, Ghostbusters is a fun movie, just as it should be. It's a movie about busting ghosts and an entertaining watch. Try it out; you may just be surprised.

 

"Bustin’ makes me feel good?" It did on this occasion.