IMDb plot summary: After a humiliating commando performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.
Directed by Elizabeth Banks. Starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, and Brittany Snow.
I liked the first Pitch Perfect pretty well, and I love musicals and Anna Kendrick in general, so this was a decent choice for me even if sequels typically aren't very interesting to me. This one definitely capitalizes on its celebrity cameos and guests more than I remember the first one doing. Its dialogue is very Ryan Murphy-esque in that it walks RIGHT along that line between hilarious and cringey. Rebel Wilson nearly always falls in the latter, while most of the rest of it falls in the former. The songs in this are not nearly as fun as the first one, or maybe I'm just over the a cappella mashup phase (both are possible). Also, Ben Platt needed to sing more. Overall, pretty enjoyable and fluffy but ultimately forgettable.
3 stars.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Pitch Perfect 2 > Bully
Pitch Perfect 2 < Waitress
Pitch Perfect 2 < Liberal Arts
Pitch Perfect 2 > Rosemary's Baby
Pitch Perfect 2 < Lucky Number Slevin
Pitch Perfect 2 > Rushmore
Pitch Perfect 2 > Hopscotch
Pitch Perfect 2 < Duck Soup
Pitch Perfect 2 < Spider-Man: Homecoming
Pitch Perfect 2 < Wreck-It Ralph
Pitch Perfect 2 > After the Wedding
Final spot: #1188 out of 2875.
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