Contrary to the original, 2016's Ghostbusters is broad and lowbrow with pratfalls, bodily-function gags and buffoons mugging for the camera. Broad and lowbrow doesn't necessarily mean bad - even Blazing Saddles had the bean scene. What sets GB 2016 apart is its pervasive sense of desperation. The people making this movie clearly realized their loud, dumb, goofy approach wasn't working; and like a flailing stand-up comedian their only recourse was to become louder, dumber and goofier in the hopes of garnering a few pity chuckles. It's not just unfunny, it's downright uncomfortable and cringe-inducing.
