Hunt's Film Reviews, Should You Choose to Accept Them

  Another day, another sequel. Sequels, prequels, reboots and reimaginings seem to be what are mostly shown in multiplexes. There are still quality films to be found among all of this of course. I won't bury the lead (pun maybe intended) and will go ahead and say that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a good movie. How good though? And what should you expect? It's worth mentioning first that the returning cast members all inhabit their characters brilliantly. Delia (Catherine O'Hara) is even funnier than she was in the original. Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) doesn't miss a beat returning to his character and I like how he has more screen time in this entry. Lydia (Winona Ryder) and Astrid (Jenna Ortega) have a believable mother/daughter dynamic. New to the Beetlejuice world is Wolf Jackson (Willem Dafoe) who is hilarious in every scene he's in. Outside of the spectacular cast, what other elements work in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ? I appreciated the continuing world-building ...

I don't have a whole lot to say about this film, readers. I went in hopeful because Luke Wilson (Bobby Ratliff) and Greg Kinnear (Jon Kelly) are two actors who I'll watch in just about any movies they are in. The two do the best they can in You Gotta Believe which unfortunately is filled with about every sports movie cliché imaginable. There's also not a lot of baseball played in a film about baseball. If you see this You Gotta Believe  you'll feel like key moments are almost non-existent because of the frantic pace. So as to not come across as a jaded movie reviewer, I'll attempt to highlight some positive aspects.  As You Gotta Believe is a family film I think young viewers will appreciate certain elements. The movie has a lot of energy, some decent laughs and a bizarre scene when a musical number breaks out. However, there are much better baseball movies to watch. Keep reading for a few recommendations as I don't give You Gotta Believe a very favorable review...