Beetlejuice Beetlejuice review: "Inventive fun but Tim Burton's belated sequel won't live too long in the memory"
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is enjoyable, inventive, and fun, but Tim Burton's belated sequel won't live too long in the memory.
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GamesRadar+ VerdictEnjoyable, inventive, and fun, but thanks to a wayward narrative, this legacy sequel won’t live too long in the memory.Why you can trust GamesRadar+Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless hours, so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about our reviews policy.Beetlejuice Beetlejuicehad its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. Here’s our review…The ghost with the most returns for this belated sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 hit comedy-fantasy Beetlejuice. Michael Keaton’s ghoulish bio-exorcist was always ripe for a sequel - and now we have one. The original film’s Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) is now all grown up, a psychic mediator, and presenter of paranormal show ‘Ghost House’. Her manager-boyfriend Rory (Justin Theroux) wants to get married, but she’s more concerned about increasing glimpses of Beetlejuice, who tormented her as a teen.Things get worse when Lydia’s father Charles dies (via a plane …