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Dec 21, 2017 · Reviews. Pitch Perfect 3. Christy Lemire December 21, 2017. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Aca-nough already. “Pitch Perfect 3” supposedly is the final film in the wildly successful series about the musical misadventures of the Barden Bellas. Lots of overlong, tearful group hugs after the final a cappella song make that clear.
Dec 22, 2017 · Pitch Perfect 3 strains to recapture the magic that helped the original spawn a franchise, but ends up sending this increasingly unnecessary trilogy out on a low note. Read Critics Reviews....
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Pitch Perfect 3 Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Matt Brunson Film Frenzy. The strain is showing in this third entry, with too many of the characters...
Dec 19, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Pitch Perfect 3’. In a third-time's-the-daffy-charm sequel, the Bellas reunite for one last tour, and the a cappella girl-group franchise goes out on a winning note. By Owen...
- Adequate, but off-key.
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By Simon Thompson
Posted: Dec 19, 2017 8:00 am
When Pitch Perfect hit theaters five years ago it was riding a wave of singing-related TV shows, YouTubers doing Acapella covers and mined the vein of raucous comedies with feisty female comedies but it still felt fresh. Pitch Perfect 2 tweaked and expanded the elements of the first film, added some new faces but it still worked well enough and felt like a progression. Pitch Perfect 3 has many of the same components from the first two films but plays around with the formula too much and hits too many bum notes.
Straight out of the gate this third film feels different. The opening scene starts off familiar enough and then lurches in an unfamiliar and totally uncharacteristic direction. Cue a swift rewind by a few weeks to explain how the Bellas found themselves in that situation. They’re now living in the big wide world trying, but mostly failing, to keep it together and hold down jobs. They get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour to make some music but, as we find out very quickly via leaden exposition, they are traveling with extra baggage -- the emotional kind.
This time a music contest, the core plot element of the first two Pitch Perfect movies, where the prize is to open for DJ Khaled, is more of a MacGuffin that has to share the spotlight. This time there’s a bizarre, and uncharacteristic for the franchise, secondary plot that involves the return of Fay Amy’s long-lost father (John Lithgow), who has a murky past and an ulterior motive. On top of this there is everything from burgeoning romances to daddy issues as well as commentators John and Gail (John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks), who are back but totally wasted courtesy of a weak plot adjunct about a documentary.
This, once again, is Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson’s show as Beca and Patricia, aka Fat Amy, respectively with solid ensemble support led by Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow and Anna Camp. Ruby Rose is the star cast addition as the lead singer of a rival collective called Ever Moist. What starts off as a frosty face-off with promise sadly weakens and fizzles as the film progresses but that’s no fault of the actors - the narrative and the script just don’t allow it to be any other way. It’s still enjoyable enough but Pitch Perfect 3 just lacks the spark, sass and comedic or musical fizz we got previously despite the potential and the elements being there.
Pitch Perfect 3 tears up the rule book for the franchise but sadly all the rules in it are what made the original work so well and the second film work well enough. While this has a few laugh-out-loud moments, overall, this is an adequate farewell performance that too often falls flat and feels off-key.
Dec 22, 2017 · Pitch Perfect 3 Review: The Trilogy Ends With an A-ca Whimper. By Molly Freeman. Published Dec 22, 2017. Pitch Perfect 3 offers a satisfying conclusion to the a capella series, but sacrifices heart and substance for bizarre, over-the-top story choices.
Dec 19, 2017 · ‘Pitch Perfect 3’: Film Review. Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson and the rest of the a cappella singing group the Bellas are back for the third, and supposedly final, installment of the hit...
