Review of Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020) by Jluis_001 — 11 Sep 2020

First of all let's get something out of the way. Bill & Ted Face the Music is not as good as its predecessors. Even if you want to argue that the two original films are actually not that good.

Now after understanding that, this is how you put in perspective what this film is.

Certainly is something I feared it would be and that was that it was going to be a nostalgia vehicle. Especially since any audience after 2010 only knows Keanu Reeves as John Wick and they may not have the slightest idea who Alex Winter is.

And if maybe you tell them that this is the third film of these characters and that the last one was released 29 years ago, they will be completely surprised. It’s a lifetime after all.

But it's gratifying to know that that element of nostalgia is surprisingly what makes Bill & Ted Face the Music work the way it does.

The plot is simplistic, they always were, but it's precisely that simplicity and humility in knowing where it's going and what it's pointing towards, which makes this film, a fun and entertaining experience that never tries to do anything more than that.

It's obvious that this third installment will not reach the cult status the previous two films achieved, but let's be honest; perhaps those two wouldn't have achieved it either if they had been released in these times, but for my part that's fine.

I know very well what I expected from this film and I understandably accept what it delivers.

Bill & Ted Face the Music may not be the masterpiece that many hope or wish it would be, but honestly in these days, it gave a decent dose of grace and humor.

Judge it for what it is. Not because of what you expected it to be.