Bill & Ted Face The Music Review: 6 Ups & 4 Downs
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6. Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter Have Still Got It
An issue which can immediately sink any belated sequel is the possibility that the original stars have lost their passion and enthusiasm for the parts, and are clearly just phoning it in for an easy paycheck.
Thankfully that isn't the case here at all, and there's never any doubt that Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have spent the last 30 years itching to get back into character.
And that they do seamlessly, because once audiences take a moment to adjust to a sans-beard Keanu Reeves, he slides effortlessly back into the role of Ted.
Alex Winter is meanwhile spot-on as Bill once again, and together their chemistry evidently hasn't lost a step. And so, even when the material doesn't quite work, they're able to anchor it with their terrific work.
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