The dos and don'ts of haunting

Rating: 7/10 (21 October 2019)

This is one rollicking movie about the afterlife. What I get from it is that it ain't
a place of tranquility. At least that's the way it is for the recently deceased Alec
Baldwin and Geena Davis.
This married couple drive off a bridge and drown though the fact they're dead
isn't immediately apparent. When that fact is accepted some new folks buy the
place. The new couple is Jeffrey Jones,
Catherine O'Hara and their daughter Winona Ryder.
Ryder is a Goth kid who sees the ghosts and convnces the parents. Jones has
big plans for the place that don't include spirits. He sends for deorator/exorcist Glenn Shadix. Baldwin and Davis send for wild and crazy
spirit Beeteljuice.
Michael Keaton is our most unconventional ghost. He gives out with one
ribald and insane film performance, a cross between Robin Williams and Steve
Martin. Don't move don't blink or you will miss a crazy gesture or line. Keaton
helps, but he always does things his way.
The makeup used for Keaton and all the other spirits won an Oscar for the
film. Director Tim Burton is on top of his game with Beetlejuice.