Hayden Cole
Butler Lantern
Bill and Ted Face the Music is a totally excellent, most triumphant and an exceptionally awesome conclusion to the saga.
Twenty-five years after the events of their bogus journey, our totally non-heinous heroes Bill and Ted are still trying to unite the world with their music. With each attempt becoming more desperate than the last, the movie follows the seemingly washed-up rock stars as they embark on a path to save time, space and reality as we know it. When they are forced to try to write the song that will bring the world together, in true Bill and Ted fashion, they shirk the responsibility and travel into the future to steal the song from their future selves. However, things do not go as they planned, and they must attempt to fix the damage they have caused and write the song that unites the world.
Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) reunite on screen for the first time since 1991 in this epic film. The film also reunites a few members of the original cast as well as introduce several new characters. William Sadler reprises his role as the base playing grim reaper, Death. Hal London Jr. plays Captain Jon Logan, or just Ted’s Dad. Brigette Lundy-Paine plays the daughter of Ted, Wilhelmina. Samara Weaving portrays Bill’s daughter, Theodora. Both actors, Lundy-Paine and Weaving, very closely resemble Bill and Ted and deliver the carefree, ridiculously worded phrases and music obsessed performance that encapsulates the energy of Bill and Ted to near perfection. Perhaps the biggest surprise member of the film was a posthumous George Carlin, who appears only once near the beginning of the film as a hologram recycled from one of the original films.
Overall, the quality of the film was very good. It’s the kind of film that is so silly, you can’t help but smile. With hilarious dialogue, a solid plot, impressive special effects, a stellar cast and a great soundtrack, this movie has something for everyone. It does something else very well: The film doesn’t take itself too seriously, which is where many reboots fall flat. Instead of focusing on how much money can be made, it is far more focused on the quality of the film. It maintains a family friendly theme without completely censoring the plot.
In these hard times, I find that this movie might just be the thing to unite humanity. Kidding, but it is a very good film. With the overarching message being, “Be excellent to each other and party on dudes.” I give it a 10/10.