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Aging rockers Bill and Ted still haven’t written the song that will unite the world. And now they only have a few hours to do so…

I suspect that how you regard Keanu Reeves as a movie star depends on whether you encountered him first as Ted Logan, or in one his action roles – Speed or The Matrix. Those who knew him from the two Bill & Ted films probably had the same difficulty adjusting to him being The One, as those who know him as John Wick do to him being this comic rock dude. As I didn’t see either Bill & Ted film until well into the 21st century, I fall firmly in the “you what?!” territory.

This isn’t a film to analyse in great detail, but simply enjoy, and there’s a lot about it that works, not least the terrific casting of Samara Weaving and Brigette Lundy-Paine as the title characters’ kids. Weaving in particular captures so much of Reeves’ performance that the plot twist (which is pretty obvious about 15 minutes in if you are listening carefully) works well. There’s plenty of fan service in the film with the return of William Sadler’s Death and the franchise’s unique way of portraying past musicians, but the script could be tightened in a number of places (it’s been around since 2010), with a few of the sequences started later and finished earlier.

The Blu-ray release includes the ComiCon@Home panel, and four tiny featurettes. There’s no extras on the 4K disc from the Blu-ray.

Verdict: If you’re a Bill & Ted fan, then probably add a couple of marks to this; it’s entertaining but inessential. 6/10

Paul Simpson

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