Paul Reubens struggled for years to bring Pee-wee Herman back to the big screen, but had to compromise when Judd Apatow and Paul Rust made an offer for Netflix instead. The result is a little bit uneven, but still a welcome return for the much-beloved character. This time, he works at a small town diner when he meets Joe Manganiello (playing himself), who invites him to his birthday party in New York City, so Pee-wee decides to leave his familiar surroundings for the first time and travel cross-country. It's another Pee-wee sequel that bears no resemblance to his other on-screen portrayals and essentially functions as a standalone film. It's extremely fun in small doses, but really lacks the direction and vision that Tim Burton brought back in 1985.
Sadly, this was to become Paul's final portrayal of the character. R.I.Pee-wee.
3 squeaking balloons out of 5
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