

In the obligatory trash-talk phase of the aca-battle, she calls Beca (Anna Kendrick) “a little elf.” But Beca is so flustered by Kommissar’s Valkyrie glow that her attempts at insulting the German leader kinda sound more like gushing. The Germans look like they came from a techno-future as imagined in 1985, and their she-wolf leader would be intimidating enough even if she weren’t called Kommissar and played by someone called Birgitte Hjort Sørensen. Flula Borg (left) and Birgitte Hjort Sørensen perform as Das Sound Machine. First-time director Elizabeth Banks (who returns as a snarky announcer) doesn’t have the zippy comic timing of the first film’s helmer, Jason Moore.īut never mind: There are a half-dozen hilarious scenes, the Barden Bellas’ new nemesis is awesomely weird, and you could hardly find a more endearing group of college students played by 30-year-old actresses.Īfter a wardrobe malfunction involving Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) losing her pants in front of President Obama, the Barden Bellas a cappella singing group fights for reinstatement by competing in the world championship against a German outfit called Das Sound Machine. Not as aca-mazing as “Pitch Perfect” (which made my 10-best list for 2012), the follow-up should have been cut by 10 or 15 minutes. But don’t worry, ladies: There are also some things you might like about “Pitch Perfect 2.”
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Rated PG-13 (profanity, crude humor).Īny movie that features the Green Bay Packers, not to mention babes mud-wrestling and pillow-fighting, certainly has guy appeal.
