Pitch Perfect 2
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The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas 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 Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.
What critics thought
A broadly entertaining if uneven sequel, Pitch Perfect 2 lands enough jokes and musical energy to satisfy fans of the original while drawing split opinions on whether it truly measures up. Critics who liked it pointed to a sharper comedic voice and strong ensemble chemistry, while detractors found the script thin, the humor often misfiring, and Anna Kendrick surprisingly adrift. A recurring flash point across both camps was the film's casual racial humor, which several critics found not just unfunny but actively off-putting.
“Kay Cannon's script is even lighter on narrative than its predecessor, but fills any resulting void with a concentrated supply of riotous gags, and a renewed emphasis on the virtues of female collaboration and independence.”
Guy Lodge·Variety
“bringing fizz to the tiredest clichés and reveling in a screen full of musical girl power.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Pitch Perfect 2 strains to find some plot conflicts while balancing the line between satire and rousing musical numbers.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“I've never seen her so flat-out bad—distracted, depressed, conviction-less”
David Edelstein·New York Magazine
“The casual racism, homophobia and sexism might be tolerable if any of it was remotely funny, but none of it is.”
Rodrigo Perez·IndieWire
Genres
Comedy, Music
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth BanksDirector
Anna KendrickBeca Mitchell
Brittany SnowChloe Beale
Hailee SteinfeldEmily Junk
Rebel WilsonFat Amy
Ester DeanCynthia Rose
Adam DevineBumper Allen
Skylar AstinJesse Swanson
Hana Mae LeeLilly Onakuramara
Elizabeth BanksGail Abernathy-McKadden
Ben PlattBenji Applebaum
Alexis KnappStacie Conrad
Chrissie FitFlo Fuentes
Mark MothersbaughComposer
Kay CannonWriter
Jim DenaultCinematographyPitch Perfect 2
The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name, and regain their status, the Bellas 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 Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams.
What critics thought
A broadly entertaining if uneven sequel, Pitch Perfect 2 lands enough jokes and musical energy to satisfy fans of the original while drawing split opinions on whether it truly measures up. Critics who liked it pointed to a sharper comedic voice and strong ensemble chemistry, while detractors found the script thin, the humor often misfiring, and Anna Kendrick surprisingly adrift. A recurring flash point across both camps was the film's casual racial humor, which several critics found not just unfunny but actively off-putting.
“Kay Cannon's script is even lighter on narrative than its predecessor, but fills any resulting void with a concentrated supply of riotous gags, and a renewed emphasis on the virtues of female collaboration and independence.”
Guy Lodge·Variety
“bringing fizz to the tiredest clichés and reveling in a screen full of musical girl power.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Pitch Perfect 2 strains to find some plot conflicts while balancing the line between satire and rousing musical numbers.”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“I've never seen her so flat-out bad—distracted, depressed, conviction-less”
David Edelstein·New York Magazine
“The casual racism, homophobia and sexism might be tolerable if any of it was remotely funny, but none of it is.”
Rodrigo Perez·IndieWire
Genres
Comedy, Music
Cast & Crew
Elizabeth BanksDirectorAnna KendrickBeca MitchellBrittany SnowChloe BealeHailee SteinfeldEmily JunkRebel WilsonFat AmyEster DeanCynthia RoseAdam DevineBumper AllenSkylar AstinJesse SwansonHana Mae LeeLilly OnakuramaraElizabeth BanksGail Abernathy-McKaddenBen PlattBenji ApplebaumAlexis KnappStacie ConradChrissie FitFlo FuentesMark MothersbaughComposerKay CannonWriterJim DenaultCinematographyRent & Buy