Bill and Ted Face the Music Review

Wyld Stallyns are back!

What has this excellent band been up to since the last time we saw them? Well, it looks like it's been a lot. They got married to the princesses from medieval England, they've had kids, have houses, and have still been busy trying to write the song that's supposed to unite the world. Well, is the movie any good? Let's go through it and find out, spoiler-free, obviously. Now... LET'S ROCK!

The movie starts as a recap to show what happened to the beloved duo after they had their bogus journey, and then it picks up about 20 or so years later where they're still making music for weddings. The music they do is an experimental type of sounds, but it sounds like it's something to where you can get into it except you can't dance to it or even nod to your head. Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) are still the same guys, and you'd think you'd be tired of the whole man child trope with these characters, especially during this day and age, but... you're not. Sure, these guys are older now, but they still have good hearts with a good view of the world they're in, and there are even moments where the movie shows that they're actual characters.

After they visited couples therapy with their wives, Elizabeth (Erinn Hayes) and Joanna (Jayma Mays), their old friend's daughter, Kelly (Kristen Schaal) stops by for a visit. She is Rufus' (George Carlin) daughter. She tells them that the world is in danger and that it's up to them to save it, but they have to go to the future. They meet The Great Leader (Holland Taylor), who was Rufus' wife when they arrive, and from there, the duo learns that they have 78 minutes to write a song that can save the universe and reality as we know it. So they crack an idea that they go to the future to steal the song from themselves while their daughters, Wilhelmina "Billie" Logan (Brigette Lundy-Paine) and Theodora "Thea" Preston (Samara Weaving) get involved in helping the duo out. Eventually, they end up meeting with Death (William Sadler) again for help while the daughters form a band to help the pair write the song, and Kid Cudi is even there to help the daughters.

Near the end of the movie, there's a twist that happens, and it's easily predictable, but at the same time, you can't help but enjoy what's going on because the characters are so enjoyable and you get wrapped up in what's going on. The story might not be the best, but the actors elevate the material to the point where you can tell that they're having a good time with it, so you should too.

Samara Weaving (some people call her Margot Robbie 2.0 but I don't see the resemblance entirely, I love both of them though) and Brigette Lundy-Paine are fantastic as the duo's daughters. Samara plays Bill's daughter, she has Bill's mannerisms and all that, but she is an individual character. In contrast, Brigette plays Ted's daughter who NAILS it as Keanu Reeves playing Ted when he was younger, she even sways side to side sometimes like he did and her hair even has a similar style to when Reeves was more youthful in his role, it was uncanny, but she was great.

This movie might not be for you if you were never a fan of Bill and Ted, I think this is something that you can show your kids if you have any, but that's up to you since I'm not a parent myself so I'll leave at that in regards to showing your kids this movie. Still, if you're someone who wants to see this movie and you're expecting something unique like it's an Oscar-worthy type of film, you might as well check out because you won't get it. However, if you've seen both Bill and Ted movies before this movie and you want to see this, I recommend it, and I guarantee you that if you know how the previous films are and you know what you're getting into with this movie, you'll think it's EXCELLENT! *air guitar riff*

Oh, and one more thing, make sure you watch the credits because there's something special that happens while the credits go and watch the after-credits scene, there's another great thing, but it ends in a pretty funny way.