Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Zach Woods | ... | Tour Guide Garrett | |
Kristen Wiig | ... | Erin Gilbert | |
Ed Begley Jr. | ... | Ed Mulgrave | |
Charles Dance | ... | Harold Filmore | |
John Milhiser | ... | Higgins Student | |
Ben Harris | ... | Higgins Student | |
Melissa McCarthy | ... | Abby Yates | |
Karan Soni | ... | Bennie | |
Kate McKinnon | ... | Jillian Holtzmann | |
Bess Rous | ... | Gertrude Aldridge Ghost | |
Steve Higgins | ... | Dean | |
Leslie Jones | ... | Patty Tolan | |
Neil Casey | ... | Rowan North | |
Dave Allen | ... | Electrocuted Ghost (as Dave Gruber Allen) | |
Katie Dippold | ... | Rental Agent |
Paranormal researcher Abby Yates and physicist Erin Gilbert are trying to prove that ghosts exist in modern society. When strange apparitions appear in Manhattan, Gilbert and Yates turn to engineer Jillian Holtzmann for help. Also joining the team is Patty Tolan, a lifelong New Yorker who knows the city inside and out. Armed with proton packs and plenty of attitude, the four women prepare for an epic battle as more than 1,000 mischievous ghouls descend on Times Square.
And it is our fault.
It is my fault.
It is your fault.
This gender switch Ghostbusters was unfunny, gross and mostly forced. The bigger picture is the lack of originality and freshness. Hollywood has normalized the endless remakes and reboots, a world where everything is a franchise, but it should not be. It is about new experiences and not the staleness of the familiar. This one was distinctly angry and put women into a position of adequateness when in fat body suits, but we the audiences need to demand better.