Unlike the Ghostbusters reboots, this does have at least some of the charm of the original.

| Sep 20, 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice shines with Burton's striking visual style and dry wit.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 20, 2024

There’s a resultant clumsiness to it that makes the traditional zaniness of the whole project feel telegraphed.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 17, 2024

This sequel has so much plot and moving pieces that I wouldn't even say come together -- they really just collide in the end.

| Sep 16, 2024

The sequel is, in many ways, exactly what it looks like: a revival of a decades-old movie with plenty of cultural stock to cash in on, happy to play the hits. But it is also an artist’s reflection on his journey from ghastly pariah to mall-goth staple.

| Sep 16, 2024

Fortunately, there isn’t a whiff of cynicism to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Burton shows real affection for the first film’s characters and genuine curiosity about how they’re doing three decades or so later.

| Sep 13, 2024

Good news: the macabre, anarchic spirit of “Beetlejuice” has been successfully passed down to Baby Beetlejuice. Bad news: it’s on screen for about 60 seconds.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 13, 2024

Whenever schmaltz threatens to take over, Burton is always ready to rupture the tone with one more morbid gag. Coherence may not be his strong point, but as he’s always known, disintegration has its charms.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 12, 2024

It’s revealing that Burton has bothered to resurrect this ancient material. Like Lydia, the director has cashed in on his past.

| Sep 11, 2024

Realistically, it was never going to match the instant cult appeal of the original, but it has a lot of fun trying.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 10, 2024

A better-than-expected legacy sequel with its heart in the right place.

| Sep 9, 2024

As legacy sequels go, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice gets so much right it’s easy to gloss over the majority of its more obvious missteps.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 9, 2024

For once, the question “Why a sequel?” is moot. Not because we know the answer. (Do we?) But, who cares? It’s funny. It may even make you feel better about, well, death.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 7, 2024

There's something comforting in seeing Tim Burton exorcising his demons, bringing everyone back together and conjuring up some of the warmth that was in the original.

| Sep 6, 2024

It won't take you anywhere new, particularly, but let's face it, that's not why most people will take the trip.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 6, 2024

"Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" only proves how much of a unicorn the first film was, pairing the right filmmaker at the right time with the right cast and the right material. "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," by comparison, is dead on arrival.

| Original Score: D+ | Sep 6, 2024

While the story may barely hang together, there’s at least an overall sense that everyone involved in this movie wants to be here, which isn’t always the case for a legacy sequel.

| Sep 6, 2024

We’ve waited 36 years for this sequel and despite some rough plot patches, Michael Keaton returns in peak form to the funniest role of his career as the trickster demon who’s determined to let his freak flag fly. The Juice is loose, babe. Act accordingly.

| Sep 6, 2024

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is content to throw glitter and guts in the air, mix it up and see what ghastly concoctions form. It’s purely a nostalgia piece, but what more did you want?

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 6, 2024

It’s another tick mark on the seemingly endless list of 2020s franchise installments that serve as belated victory laps for past comic triumphs, while blunting what was unique about those triumphs. But on its own, it isn’t much of a movie.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Sep 5, 2024