Pitch Perfect 2
- Directed by: Elizabeth Banks
- Starring: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Katey Sagal, Ben Platt
- Genre: Comedies
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- Theater Release: 05/15/2015
- Video Release: 09/22/2015
- Run Time: 1hr 55min
Synopsis
In this sequel to PITCH PERFECT, the collegiate a cappella group called the Barden Bellas enter into an international competition, but they are told it will be impossible to win because they are from the U.S. The girls refuse to give up and vow to be the first Americans to take home the top prize. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Hailee Steinfeld.
In this sequel to PITCH PERFECT, the collegiate a cappella group called the Barden Bellas enter into an international competition, but they are told it will be impossible to win because they are from the U.S. The girls refuse to give up and vow to be the first Americans to take home the top prize. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, the film stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Hailee Steinfeld.
Reviews
"The comedy choir wars are more intense, more absurd and more lowbrow fun than ever in PITCH PERFECT 2. It is almost impossible not to be amused by the cutthroat world of competitive a cappella." (Los Angeles Times)
"[I]t’s at once an encore, a postscript, and a fresh start." (A.V. Club)
"Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy nearly steals the movie with her hilarious version of Pat Benatar's 'We Belong'..." (USA Today)
3 stars out of 4 -- "In her feature debut, Banks shows all the right moves, bringing fizz to the tiredest clichés and reveling in a screen full of musical girl power." (Rolling Stone)
"First-time director Elizabeth Banks handles the laughter and singing with equal confidence..." (Total Film)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Elizabeth Banks makes her directing debut with a sequel that’s funnier than the last film and even more knowing." (Empire)
"[J]okes fly like they’re being shot from T-shirt guns at a gonzo pep rally..." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
"[The film] has a few wickedly funny one-liners and occasional moments of zany inspiration..." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"[B]riskly directed by Elizabeth Banks from a jam-packed script by Kay Cannon..." (New York Times)
"The comedy choir wars are more intense, more absurd and more lowbrow fun than ever in PITCH PERFECT 2. It is almost impossible not to be amused by the cutthroat world of competitive a cappella." (Los Angeles Times)
"[I]t’s at once an encore, a postscript, and a fresh start." (A.V. Club)
"Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy nearly steals the movie with her hilarious version of Pat Benatar's 'We Belong'..." (USA Today)
3 stars out of 4 -- "In her feature debut, Banks shows all the right moves, bringing fizz to the tiredest clichés and reveling in a screen full of musical girl power." (Rolling Stone)
"First-time director Elizabeth Banks handles the laughter and singing with equal confidence..." (Total Film)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Elizabeth Banks makes her directing debut with a sequel that’s funnier than the last film and even more knowing." (Empire)
"[J]okes fly like they’re being shot from T-shirt guns at a gonzo pep rally..." -- Grade: B+ (Entertainment Weekly)
"[The film] has a few wickedly funny one-liners and occasional moments of zany inspiration..." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"[B]riskly directed by Elizabeth Banks from a jam-packed script by Kay Cannon..." (New York Times)