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All the same high notes
- In the end, Pitch Perfect 2 hits all the same high notes the original did, and arguably goes a half step higher. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Pitch Perfect 2 hits theaters stateside on May 15.
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May 15, 2015 · The most frustrating aspect of watching Pitch Perfect 2 in a movie theater is not being able to hear the secondary jokes.
- Alex Abad-Santos
Sep 22, 2015 · So with the astonishing success of the first film, it went without saying that a sequel would follow. And while "Pitch Perfect 2" is a great film, it sadly fails to outshine its...
May 14, 2015 · Despite so much returning talent (the film also shares the same screenwriter in Kay Cannon), Pitch Perfect 2 is singing a completely different tune from the 2012 original. And the notes are...
May 8, 2015 · It all sounds a bit like the first film, but instead of taking that very workable plotline and blowing it out into something bigger and peppier, the Elizabeth Banks-directed and Kay...
- Don't call it aca-meback
- Verdict
By Max Nicholson
Posted: May 8, 2015 6:27 pm
Released in 2012, Universal's Pitch Perfect was a sleeper hit, earning over $113 million worldwide and becoming the second biggest comedy musical of all time (just behind School of Rock). Set in the cutthroat world of collegiate a cappella groups, the film followed an all-female chorus, the Barden Bellas, in desperate need of new talent -- led by Anna Kendrick's grungy but gifted freshman Beca Mitchell -- and gutsier song choices. A true underdog story, the female-led film clicked with audiences thanks to its upbeat vocal arrangements and irreverent sense of humor. To borrow a phrase from Rebel Wilson's "Fat Amy," Pitch Perfect crushed it.
In Pitch Perfect 2 (now helmed by actress-producer Elizabeth Banks and scripted once again by Kay Cannon), Beca and her friends enter their senior year -- including Brittany Snow's former leader Chloe, who purposely failed classes three years in a row to stay in the group -- at the top of their game. But after a devastating "full-frontal" performance at Lincoln Center, the Bellas must compete in the World Championships of A Cappella (which no American group has ever won) to reclaim their status.
Until then, the Bellas are stripped of their victory tour by the conservative overseers of America's A Cappella League, delightfully played again by Banks and John Michael Higgins, the latter of whom brings his smarmy best to the proceedings. ("This is what happens when you send women to college," he matter-of-factly states.)
Replacing the girls are European champs Das Sound Machine, a militaristic co-ed group, whose thickly accented covers of songs like "Zis is How Ve Do It" and "Light Zem Up" never stop being funny. Amusingly, Beca develops a crush on the group's female leader (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen), which results in Beca's numerous "insults" sounding more like compliments. ("Yeah, well... your sweat smells like cinnamon!") "Your team is -- how do you say -- a heated mess."The Treblemakers are also back for this one, though not as prominently featured as last time. While the first movie played up the rivalry between the guys and girls, the sequel's spotlight falls squarely on the Bellas -- and rightfully so, given their national ranking. However, the film does include a couple of romantic subplots that are entertaining in themselves.
Pitch Perfect 2 embraces all the things that made the original so great while also building on them, like adding harmony to a melody. In addition to balancing a huge ensemble cast, director Elizabeth Banks captures just the right amount of heart and humor for the sequel. While some of the story beats get repetitive, the sequel toys with fan-favorit...
- Max Nicholson
May 17, 2015 · WATCH our live film review. Pitch Perfect 2 is a lot of fun but doesn't quite hit the high notes of the first film says Express Online Arts Editor Stefan Kyriazis.
May 15, 2015 · Wickedly funny college comedy Pitch Perfect took us all by surprise in 2012 with its unexpectedly charming a cappella mash-up of Glee and Bridesmaids, but although this sequel strives to deliver more of the same it doesn’t hit all the right notes.
