Bill & Ted Face the Music Opens To Excellent Reviews
Back in 1989, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, a sci-fi time-traveling comedy about two goofy high schoolers, debuted. What could have been just another mindless 80s comedy has become a cult classic thanks to the charming performances of its two co-stars, Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter.
Now, 30 years later, Reeves and Winter have reunited for a third installment in the trilogy, Bill & Ted Face the Music, and manage to retain the sweetness of the duo’s chemistry. The two dudes, who have remained BFFs, now have daughters, Thea and Billie, played by Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine.
Again, the pair embark on an adventure across time and space. This time to write a song that brings the world together and saves humanity before time runs out, a plot point that was mentioned in the first film. It helps that the film arrives at a time when humanity could use a little saving, which makes the innate goodness of its characters all the more endearing.
Critics have received the film warmly. It currently holds an 81% Fresh Rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with most noting that although the plot may be a little thin at times, the sheer good-heartedness of the film makes it impossible not to love. The site's critical consensus reads, "As wholesomely goofy as its heroes, Bill and Ted Face the Music is a rare long-belated sequel that largely recaptures the franchise's original charm."
It also helps that the film wasn’t rushed just for the sake of making a quick buck. It began development in 2010 and even struggled to get financing. Ultimately, it was greenlit on May 8, 2018, and began production on March 20, 2019.
Bill & Ted Face the Music was originally scheduled to be released on August 21, 2020. After a series of reshuffles due to the COVID-19 crisis, the film was delayed to August 28, 2020, to avoid conflict with the rescheduled release of Tenet. The film has finally been released in a combined theatrical and video-on-demand premiere.
Source: Variety
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