European Champs are replacing the Barden Bellas after a horrendous performance for the United States president on his birthday at the Lincoln Center. They can be reinstated only if they win the World Championships, an international competition which no American team has ever won. "Pitch Perfect 2' premiered in theaters on Friday, May 15.
"When I look back on this, I won't remember performing and competiting. I'm gonna remember you weirdos," says Beca in the official movie trailer.
The film was rated 7.3/10 by 2,929 users on IMDb. Rotten Tomatoes rated it a 69% on the Tomatometer with an average rating of 6.1/10 out of 120 reviews. It received 83 Fresh Tomatoes and 37 Rotten Tomatoes. It has an Audience Score of 80% and a 4.1/5 out of 38,433 user ratings. Its Metascore is 66 on Metacritic. It received 25 positive and 11 mixed reviews by 36 critics. According to Box Office Mojo, 'Pitch Perfect 2' made $8,800,000 in ticket sales.
"Pitch Perfect 2' stars Anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell, Rebel Wilson as Patricia "Fat Amy", Brittany Snow as Chloe Beale, Ester Dean as Cynthia-Rose Adams, Alexis Knapp as Stacie Conrad, Hana Mae Lee as Lilly Onakurama, Kelley Jakle as Jessica, Shelley Regner as Ashley, Hailee Steinfeld as Emily Junk-Hardon, Chrissie Fit as Florencia "Flo" Fuentes, Skylar Astin as Jesse Swanson, Adam DeVine as Bumper Allen, Ben Platt as Benjamin "Benji" Applebaum, Anna Camp as Aubrey Posen, Flula Borg as Pieter Krämer, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen as Kommissar, Kether Donahue as Alice, a former Bella leader, C.J. Perry as a former Bella, Katey Sagal as Katherine Junk, Keegan-Michael Key as Beca's boss, Shawn Carter Peterson as Dax, Elizabeth Banks as Gail Abernathy-McKadden-Feinberg, John Michael Higgins as John Smith, David Cross as the Riff-Off Host, Reggie Watts as Tone Hanger singer, John Hodgman as Tone Hanger singer, Jason Jones as Tones Hanger Singer, Joe Lo Truglio as Tones Hanger Singer, Austin Lyon as Heat Residual Intern, Robin Roberts as a Legacy Bella, Snoop Dogg as himself, Pentatonix as themselves, and Green Bay Packers members as themselves.
The film was directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Kay Cannon. It was produced by Elizabeth Banks, Paul Brooks, Kay Cannon, Max Handelman, and Jeff Levine. The film is based on Pit Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory by Mickey Rapkin. The $29 million budget film features music by Mark Mothersbaugh and The Underdogs. Jim Denault is the cinematographer and Craig Alpert edited the film. It was produced by Gold Circle Films and distributed by Universal Pictures.
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Reviews on Rotten Tomatoes:
1) "What we have is an update that is tighter, slicker and fine-tuned in more ways than one - no doubt music to the ears of the fans of a flowering franchise," Brad Wheeler from Globe and Mail.
2) "It is an impressive feature directing debut, with Banks handling the high-octane chaos of "Pitch" with almost perfect aplomb," Betsey Sharkey from Los Angeles Times.
3) "The casual busyness of the plots does not distract from the essence of the movie, which is the pleasure and occasional stress of hanging out with like-minded girlfriends as you ease your way toward adulthood," A.O. Scott from New York Times.
4) "Actress-turned-director Elizabeth Banks delivers a comedy that's slightly broader than the first film, and just as infectious," Tom Russo from Boston Globe.
5) "As of today, this is the most delightful movie out there," Mick LaSalle from San Francisco Chronicle.
