Starring
Keanu Reeves
Alex Winter
Kristen Schaal
Samara Weaving
Directed by Dean
Parisot
I really, really
enjoyed this movie more than I expected. At first, I was worried—would an older
Keanu Reeves be able to deliver the same spunk he had when he played Ted 31
years ago? I also couldn’t imagine this movie’s plot holding up after the
onslaught of films I’ve seen between then and now. Lastly, recalling the second
movie, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991), which I totally hated and
found boring, I feared this would be just like it.
Thankfully, I
was wrong. This movie felt more like the first one and picks up over 20 years
after the events of 1991.
Maybe it’s
nostalgia or just me missing these two dudes, but I enjoyed it a lot. Back
in 1989, the legendary comedian George Carlin played Rufus, the
character who gave Bill and Ted their time machine and set them off on their
excellent journey. Back then, Theodore "Ted" Logan (Keanu Reeves) and
William "Bill" Preston, Esq. (Alex Winter) were a hilarious duo, and Bill
and Ted’s Excellent Adventure was, at the time, the best time-travel movie I’d
ever seen.
Fast forward to
now, and these guys are married to their princesses from the first film. They
even have daughters who are exactly like them—except they’re better musicians.
But here’s the twist: Bill and Ted still haven’t written the song that was
supposed to unite the world. Their band, Wyld Stallyns, has broken up, and
they’re struggling as a duo. Their wives are the only things keeping their
families afloat, and even they are starting to lose patience with Bill and
Ted’s devotion to writing the song.
Time is running
out, though. People from the future send Rufus’ daughter to bring them a
message: they have a limited amount of time to deliver the song that will save
the world.
Being the
lovable goofballs they are, Bill and Ted steal a time machine (because, of
course, they’re used to that by now). Naturally, they end up making everything
worse. Their brilliant plan? Get the song from their future selves.
Predictably, chaos ensues, creating a mess so convoluted it seems impossible to
fix.
I kind of
guessed how the movie would end about halfway through, but it didn’t take away
from the fun. Watching them finally discover the song and seeing how it all
came together felt really cool.
The movie has
better effects, a fun setup, and lots of laughs. Honestly, I’m already looking
forward to rewatching it because I just love Wyld Stallyns and their
hilariously chaotic way of making a mess and cleaning it up.
This is one of
the best things I’ve watched during the COVID period. However, if you haven’t
seen the first film, you’re probably not going to enjoy this one. You don’t have
to watch the second movie—just know that Death joined the band at some point.
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