My family is a big fan of the Ghostbusters franchise. So of course we went to see Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. The plot description for this would get super long if I tried to described the whole thing so I’m going to leave out A LOT.

The Spenglers - Callie (Carrie Coon), Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), and Phoebe (Mckenna Grace) - have moved to New York City with Carrie’s boyfriend, Greg Grooberson (Paul Rudd), to be Ghostbusters. After a particularly bad bust, Callie suspends Phoebe from the team until she turns 18. Upset about the decision, Phoebe goes to the park where she meets Melody (Emily Alyn Lind), the ghost of a 16-year old girl who died in a fire. Meanwhile, there is a lot of rumbling in the ghost world as Garraka, an ancient god with ice powers, tries to come back to the mortal world. With help from the original Ghostbusters - Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), and Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts) - the new Ghostbusters try to save the world again.

I went to the movie with my husband and my daughter. All three of us really enjoyed the movie. There were a lot of references to the original Ghostbusters movies but not so many that it made the new movie cheesy. It didn’t feel like these were just fanservice moments added to appease the older crowd. Instead, they felt like a natural progression of the franchise.

As for the story, like I said, there is a lot going on. But that isn’t a bad thing. The movie clocks in at just under 2 hours and there wasn’t a single second where I thought the movie was dragging or something should have been cut. Every moment had a reason and was enjoyable to watch. I honestly hope they can continue the series with the same love for the franchise that these obviously have.

Rating: A