‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’: Has Sequelitis Sequelitis

Our man, er, ghost, Beetlejuice, is not as funny as he once was. It’s not Michael Keaton’s fault; it’s just good old sequelitus. You can see it all coming.
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’: Has Sequelitis Sequelitis
Beetlejuice in a waiting room with some other dead people, in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Warner Bros. Pictures
Mark Jackson
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PG-13 | 1h 45m | Comedy, Kid, Horror | Sept. 6, 2024

In our American movies, we enjoy the concept of otherworldly situations—like the afterlife or the “Monsters, Inc” dream world—as being merely more mundane versions of earthly human life. Regardless that it’s another dimension, it’s all a profane, 1950s’ type, punch-the-time-clock factory or office setting, with clerks in green eyeshades checking accounts receivable; a bustling mail room; and janitors sweeping hallways.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.