Ghosthunters **
Dir: Tobi Baumann.
With: Milo Parker, Ange Engelke, Christian Tramitz, Karoline Herfurth. 99 mins.
Cert: PG
That this
cheap-und-cheerful,
German-derived kids’ flick has been rescued from the vast EU fodder mountain is
presumably down to the presence of Milo Parker, the expressive young lead of
June’s Mr. Holmes – though he gets
flimsier material here, playing a pre-teen helping a cynical paranormal
investigator (Ange Engelke) to reverse a phantom cold snap. The sub-Casper runaround that ensues could only
enthral impressionable seven-year-olds, although jellybean-verdant spook Hugo
might pique the interest of Harold Ramis-savvy copyright lawyers, and lameness
detectors will ping steadily throughout. “My iPod!,” yelps Parker, after Hugo
has doused him in ectoplasm. “More like a slimepod, I’d say,”
winks the ghost. At least it’s not in 3D.
Ghosthunters is now playing in cinemas nationwide.
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