Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Review: The Gang Is Back With A New Gang, But Maybe They Should Have Stayed In Retirement

                                 

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Review – Script Analysis

It might sound harsh, but I didn’t enjoy Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire as much as I’d hoped. The movie picks up after Afterlife, with the newly formed Spengler family continuing the Ghostbusters legacy. When things go wrong, they turn to an expert team—who, unsurprisingly, turn out to be the original Ghostbusters.

The nostalgic trip down memory lane is fun, especially seeing three of the original Ghostbusters back in action. But as the film leans more heavily into nostalgia, it starts to lose its identity, leaving the new characters feeling like an afterthought. It’s a bit like Jurassic World: Dominion—where the return of the old cast doesn’t always serve the story. The focus on familiar faces leaves little room for the new characters to shine.

The result is a film crowded with too many characters, which means there’s not enough time or substance to give each of them a meaningful arc. The movie becomes less engaging as a result. The script tries to center Phoebe (McKenna Grace), but she’s overshadowed by Bill Murray’s Venkman. By the end, you can’t help but feel Phoebe’s potential as the main character was undercut by the overload of side stories and characters demanding attention.

A well-written script knows how to balance characters—each one should have a clear purpose. But in Frozen Empire, some characters feel superfluous, leading to filler moments and unnecessary dialogue. There’s a good movie buried beneath all the nostalgia, but it needed to move away from relying on it as much as Afterlife did.