Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: November 19, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 47 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
23
Negative:
10
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
31
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzNov 15, 2021
This is a movie that is one giant Easter Egg, cracked and rotten and sulphurous in its stink. Read full review
30
Little White LiesHannah StrongNov 22, 2021
It might sell tickets, but only because people recognise the name. Any interest in artistry is all but dead and gone in the age of the IP blockbuster. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireNov 22, 2021
Behold the craven exercise in hollow nostalgia that is Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Read full review
25
ObserverOliver JonesNov 18, 2021
It is true that with Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Jason has entered the unofficial family business of trying and failing to recreate the inexplicable magic that made the original Ghostbusters such a frothy delight. Read full review
25
The Associated PressMark KennedyNov 17, 2021
It is more like half a movie, standing in the shadow of its parent. It is a film made to sell us more lunchboxes. Read full review
25
The Film StageEthan VestbyNov 17, 2021
It’s hard not to see the film as one of the worst results of our infantilized culture. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineJake ColeNov 16, 2021
Though flattering through and through, the film is ironically removed from the charms of the worshipped original. Read full review
20
The GuardianCharles BramescoOct 11, 2021
Here, we can find a damning summary of modern Hollywood’s default mode – a nostalgia object, drained of personality and fitted into a dully palatable mold, custom-made for a fandom that worships everything and respects nothing. Read full review
15
The AtlanticDavid SimsNov 18, 2021
Ghostbusters: Afterlife is derivative but not unwatchable—until the horrible last act. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesRoxana HadadiNov 18, 2021
Rarely has a sequel been this listless, this creatively bankrupt, or this unaware of the charm and appeal of its predecessors. Rarely has a film been this craven in appeasing an imaginary audience by mimicking what came before it and refusing to challenge itself in terms of dreaming up a new world, crafting new characters, or fashioning new stakes. Read full review
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