Tim Burton’s “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” opens the Venice Film Festival today.
Reviews are muted. Top critics on Rotten Tomatoes from Vanity Fair, The UK Times, and other UK publications panned it.
US reviewers don’t seem to like it much, describing it as “fan service.”
Burton’s visuals are always fresh and innovative. But the story seems to leave a lot to be desired beside Jenna Ortega as Winona Ryder’s daughter confronting Michael Keaton’s character.
What worked in the first movie was the dead couple upstairs — Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis — who were squares battling the demon. This version appears to lack that juxtaposition.
I was really excited about “B2” but it may be somewhat of a letdown.
