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I had no problem with the idea of female Ghostbusters. My gripe is that there are tons of comedy actresses who are way better. Melissa McCarthy is the best here, but most of the time I just find her average. A few I find funnier are Aisha Tyler, Tina Fey, and Iliza Sheslinger. I'm just glad that many of the originals had roles here. Of the movies I have seen from Paul Feig I thought Spy was surprisingly funny and Heat was pretty good too. Kate Dippold wrote for The Heat. So it can't be all that bad I hope.
Well it wasn't a complete waste of time. It had some fairly funny moments. It even paid some good homage to the originals. There were some new ideas here and there that I liked. There is some stuff during the credits that were kind of amusing. At times it came off as a bit too silly. It also has some noticeable raunchy humor.
As for the characters I actually liked Holtzmann, Patty, and Kevin. Nobody else was really all that or their roles were too small to really care. I did like the various cameos from the original stars spread throughout. The acting was alright, but I do think there were much better choices.
It's a basic attempt at a reboot. It's not terrible, but it's certainly not the original. Most of the characters are forgettable with few saving graces. They paid decent homage to the originals which was nice. Overall it was about as I expected. It could have and should have been better. So I wouldn't go out of my way to suggest it for anyone.
