In addition to the two music-obsessed friends (Reeves is Ted, Winter’s Bill), the project reunited original writers Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon (also from ‘Men’ Black ‘renown) and named director Dean Parisot, whose “Galaxy Quest” remains a gold standard of sci-fi comedy.
Time has meanwhile given Bill and Ted not only spouses (Erinn Hayes and Jayma Mays), but a few daughters (Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine) who are just like their loving fathers, described during the somewhat dizzying opening sequence. as 24-year-old butchers living at home.
Unlike making kids feminine, the whole apples-not-falling-far-from-the-tree thing feels a little tired, like the central, very basic premise: Bill and Ted have to make a song that will unite the world – – work against a ticking scenario that is roughly the duration of the film – to “preserve reality as we know it.”
The threat actually creates a double structure, as Bill and Ted travel into the future – encountering different versions of themselves, who may have written the elusive song – while their children try to help their fathers, a wider window into ‘ offering history (and historical figures) that more closely reflect the original “Excellent Adventure” and “Bogus Journey”.
“Bill & Ted” is clearly an artifact of his time – with a better gift than most for remembering sentences – from a period when there was a certain appetite for dopey duos, introduced between Cheech & Chong and “Beavis” and Butt-head. ”
Honestly, one suspects that the recordings are better than the actual film, but the sheer silencing of the exercise, and the lack of pretensions, works in its favor. This can be especially true for Reeves, who always seems to enjoy looking at a lighter side that is not set up with the body count of his John Wick / Matrix tasks.
In fact, at a time when preserving reality as we know it does not sound very loud, there is something mildly reassuring about watching “Bill & Ted” blithely participate in rocking up, even if true excellence escapes them.
“Bill & Ted Face the Music” is available on demand and in theaters beginning August 28th. It is rated PG-13.
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