Lived up to the hype

Rating: 9/10 (27 September 2003)

I missed out on watching this as a child, when most of my friends saw it. They all loved it, so I was a bit wary of watching it in case it wasn't as good as they said. This is what usually happens. Well - it was great, frankly!
I think Bill Murray is brilliant, which may have prejudiced me slightly. I have seen him in things I've hated though, so I can recognise them, but he was fantastic in this. And so was everyone else. Ernie Hudson was a bit underused, but no complaints otherwise. Even the special effects (though slightly dated) were impressive. It was atmospheric, funny, clever, and just a great experience.
I'd recommend it to anyone of any age. I think I may have enjoyed it even more when I was younger, but probably not much! It was exactly as good as I thought it was going to be, which was very good indeed.