![]() ![]() No pressure then, for Banks, who was the force behind Pitch Perfect and directs here for the first time (after several shorts). Pleasantly entertaining, Pitch Perfect 2 scrabbles for a raison d’etre, however, hoping that goodwill from the first show, coupled with a few raunchy gags and cameo appearances, will be enough to get by in the post- Glee age. The film certainly has a fanbase, being one of the top ancillary titles in 2013 with $135m across formats, on top of a triple-platinum soundtrack (Jesse J has already released the first hit from 2’s soundtrack, Flashlight). ![]() ![]() As with Pitch Perfect, the actresses – Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and Banks herself, joined this time by Hailee Steinfeld – are the film’s real charm, alongside those show-stopper a capella sequences, choreographed again by Aakomon Jones. Kay Cannon returns on writing duties (she adapted the original from the book by Mickey Rapkin).įemale-centric audiences who gave Pitch Perfect its sleeper hit status with a $112m worldwide theatrical take in 2012 (from an estimated $17m budget) should return for a second helping and be broadly accepting of the film’s relaxed approach to dramatic tension, while a big international rollout on May 15 (counter-programming to Mad Max: Fury Road) is designed to secure new converts. Visually Pitch Perfect 2 is no-frills there’s a distinct lack of production spend on display, with a single establishing shot of Copenhagen.Īs with the first, Banks also produces and co-stars, but Pitch Perfect 2 has less of song to sing and more of a repeat chorus to hit - hard - as the film bounces fairly plot-lessly from one rambunctious song and dance set-piece to the next. Elizabeth Banks makes her directorial debut with the cheerfully undemanding Pitch Perfect 2, a sequel to Universal’s Glee-full 2012 hit about a college group of female a cappella singers called The Barden Bellas. ![]()
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