ABrungardt’s review published on Letterboxd:
Realistically I knew it wasn’t gonna be as good as the original. I love that movie, and sequels with this much time between releases are a mixed bag at best. And while I mostly enjoyed it (call it a soft 3 1/2 stars) it’s certainly not without it’s issues. Micheal Keaton was great, and I really enjoyed being immersed again into the afterlife that the first film created. Winona Ryder & Jenna Ortega brought some genuine emotions to their roles, and I will forever love whatever Catherine O’Hara does until the end of time. All the plot lines involving the four of them were very good, but there was just too much going on with too many characters and side plots. Not that the performers weren’t good (except Justin Theroux, I normally like him but he was awful) but it kinda bogged things down. Other actors I haven’t mentioned do have some significance in moving the story, but I don’t want to spoil anything. I will say that while the Monica Bellucci and Willem Dafoe aspects were also less integral, I’d truly be sadder in life if I was deprived of seeing Bellucci in that look of hers, and the fact that Dafoe kept calling him ‘Mr Juice’ justifies his presence. I’m sure I’ll rewatch this a time or two down the line, but it’ll never get into the kind of rotation the original one does. It is nice though that after a bunch of stinkers, Burton at least showed he still has a decent movie in him.
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