On September 6, 2024, Warner Bros. Pictures releases 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', which has earned predominantly positive reviews from critics. In the sequel to 'Beetlejuice', "After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it's only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice's name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem." The ensemble cast includes Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Catherine O'Hara, Monica Bellucci, and Justin Theroux. But what did the critics say?
Marshall Shaffer of The Playlist praises the film, stating, "It’s unmistakably a return to joy for a legendary director, and that goes a long way in making this film stand out in a sea of ill-conceived sequels." Concluding, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” stacks each scene with so much talent that it’s easy to miss that the film often operates on three disparate plot tracks: Delores’ pursuit of Monica, Lydia’s attempt to wrangle multiple generations of the Deetz family, and Astrid’s dalliance with her fellow teenage Dostoyevsky devotee Jeremy (Arthur Conti). The experience proves so overstimulating with both horror and comedy that few moments arise to reflect upon the film’s construction. If the characters ever feel like they hit a wall, Burton swoops in with a new ingeniously envisioned element of the afterlife (such as the “Soul Train”) to amuse."
Jonathan Romney of Screen International says, "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice may not be that fresh or substantial – it’s basically comfort food for long-term Burton fans -- but it’ll be hard for viewers to repress a pleased smile, or graveyard rictus." Adding, "Among the top-flight cast, Ryder and O’Hara excel. The latter amplifies her original Delia to further levels of narcisstic neuroses, while Ryder’s anxious, vulnerable Lydia sensitively confronts the question of what happens to goth kids when they get older and face mundane mortal reality. Stepping into Ryder’s shoes as this film’s troubled teen, Ortega contributes a likeable no-nonsense candour. Willem Dafoe – donning yet more prosthetic make-up after Poor Things – has a nicely broad role as an afterlife cop, while a much-loved Burton associate from way back contributes the gruff cameo that kick-starts the whole story. "
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Sophie Monks Kaufman of indieWire writes, "Burton has thrown everything at the wall and then carefully sculpted what has slithered down into a rollicking yet disciplined supernatural caper with a heart."
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