Sure, they’re a couple of idiots, but yet again their quest out does itself and challenges the duo with an adventure worthy of getting back in the phonebooth one more time.
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020, Dean Parisot) knows how to deliver jokes that are familiar to their brand without feeling stale. It’s a case where embracing the formula is the right thing to do.
What gives the film legs is having a dual-narrative. In the B-story we get a reboot where their two daughters time travel on a mission that depends on them seeking the help of an assortment of historical figures from different time periods. The actress who plays BILLIE steals the movie with her dead-on physical impersonation of Keanu’s snarls, head weaving, and incredulous shoulder posturing, complete with matching hairdo. The A-story is a sequel where Bill and Ted encounter an entirely new set of conflicts.
Bill & Ted Face the Music is carefree because it’s not ashamed of being a Hollywood spectacle that’s got heart (and in the right place). And it’s also got a lean running time that’s continuously spoken aloud to remind us exactly how many minutes are left in the move, as displayed by a stopwatch inherited from Rufus.
8/28/2020 NCG Cinemas
Brookhaven, GA
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