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Bill & Ted are back with a new adventure that pulls from their previous journeys, and also adds a new wrinkle, but ultimately the entire thing falls flat. The plot itself is fine: Bill & Ted work against a ticking clock to finally make the world-saving song they were first told about way back in the original film. Their attempts to do this are the better part of the movie, even though the jokes usually fall flat. It’s the portion of the plot that features their daughters that never gets out of first gear. They’re totally two-dimensional characters, that have no personalities beyond just being female versions of their fathers…including a Keanu Reeves impression that wears pretty thin after a while. A few historical figures do pop up, but they end up not adding too much to the overall film. There are a few nice callbacks and characters from the previous films, with the return of Death being the highlight. And while the finale works on some levels, it’s too convoluted for its own good, not to mention it further cements that the time-travel rules throughout the film never really make much sense. I didn’t stick around for it, but there is a fun little post-credit scene.
*1/2 out of *****