Plot
After a humiliating command performance at Lincoln 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.
Release Year: 2015
Rating: 7.3/10 (1,490 voted)
Critic's Score: 71/100
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld
Storyline
The Bella's are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated infront of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bella's are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bella's take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an International competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood, and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bella's can hopefully accomplish their dreams.
Writers: Kay Cannon, Mickey Rapkin
Cast: Anna Kendrick -
Beca
Rebel Wilson -
Fat Amy
Hailee Steinfeld -
Emily
Brittany Snow -
Chloe
Skylar Astin -
Jesse
Adam DeVine -
Bumper
Katey Sagal -
Katherine
Anna Camp -
Aubrey
Ben Platt -
Benji
Alexis Knapp -
Stacie
Hana Mae Lee -
Lilly
Ester Dean -
Cynthia Rose
Chrissie Fit -
Flo
Birgitte Hjort Sørensen -
Kommissar
Flula Borg -
Pieter Krämer
Trivia:
Kay Cannon, the writer of Pitch Perfect 2 (and its prequel) has a cameo as a news reporter after Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) flashes the president. See more »
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Rating: 8/10
The original Pitch Perfect was like a unicorn. A fall release with a
target audience of Gleeks. It didn't seem to have the legs to get
anywhere, but those who saw it understood and spread the word. No one
believed in it, yet it became an instant classic. I saw Pitch Perfect
no less than 5 times in theaters (but I did work in a movie theater, so
I did not pay 5 times to see it). I fell in love with the movie, and so
did everyone I dragged along with me to see it.
And now we are in the day and age where any slightly successful movie
gets more money thrown at it to make a slightly less entertaining
sequel (that was never in the cards to begin with). When the sequel to
Pitch Perfect 2 was announced, I was on the fence. PP was wrapped up in
a neat tiny little box, and it didn't need anything else to come along
and ruin it.
Then it got worse. They announced at some point that the Green Bay
Packers were going to be in it. I went on a tirade. OK, maybe I wasn't
throwing things and kicking puppies, but I was very vocal online and to
my family about how they ruined any potential this movie had by putting
the worst football team in the history of the world in this movie, with
Clay Matthews being at the forefront of the group. (I tell everyone who
will listen that if I had $10,000, I would pay someone much stronger
than me to punch him in the face, while I sneak behind him and cut off
his hair).
So all of my excitement for this sequel went from a somewhat decent
flame to a dying ember. The movie was coming out during a summer of
blockbusters that had me so excited I felt like I could vomit
(seriously, before Avengers: Age of Ultron started I thought I could
vomit while sitting there waiting for trailers to start because I was
so excited).
But PP2 stayed on my mind, and last week I got the opportunity to sign
up for a advance screening, and last night I got into that advance
screening. Outside the theater they were giving away PP2 branded cups
(ha) if you took a selfie with the poster and shared it. So obviously I
did that. (cut to the next time someone is in my apartment, sees that
cup, and i immediately start my horrible rendition of cups). PP2 has
the same formula as the first one. This time the Bellas are a bit more
successful, but they hit a snag at the beginning and have to rebuild
their team. Beca is the leader of the group, but she is also worried
about her future (cue future distance and drama in the group). The
Bellas can't audition new members (and with their current ban from
Collegiate Acapella), the group filled with graduating seniors (and
super, super, super seniors) looks doomed.
The movie gets off to a slow start plot-wise. But that doesn't stop the
jokes from coming hard and fast. I found myself laughing at almost
every line in the movie. There isn't a single one that doesn't have a
little hint of a zinger.
Elizabeth Bank's full-length film directorial debut proves that she
knows comedy (as if we didn't already know that) and that the cast
knows how to deliver that comedy. We have all of our favorites back and
each story line does not disappoint. The few new additions are pretty
great too.
Hailee Steinfeld as Bella legacy Emily proves that if they want to
continue the franchise, they have some pretty good fresh meat in her.
And much like the first movie, the best lines and overall awesomeness
comes from Rebel Wilson as the aca-amazing Fat Amy. She does not
disappoint, and though some people may feel that Rebel plays the same
character in everything she does, I really don't care because she makes
me laugh. Every. Damn. Time.
This movie is full of surprises. And the damn Green Bay Packers made me
laugh harder than I thought possible (but for good measure, in-between
each laugh I did say 'F*** you, Clay Matthews). Also to note, I live in
Chicago, saw the screening in Chicago, and I was not the only person
who booed when the Packers were introduced.
I feel like if I were to go into anymore detail, I would spoil some of
the best bits of the movie for you, so let me sum it up in this final
little bit: PP2 is a good time. You need to be a fan of the first one,
don't go in thinking that maybe you will like this even if you didn't
like PP. You are wrong, you will hate it. But those of you that love or
even mildly liked the first one will get a kick out of this. I laughed
so hard at one point (that involved Fat Amy and Bumper (Adam Devine))
that I was unable to breath. It was brilliant.
Better than the original? Debatable. Worth seeing in theaters? 100%
yes.
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