The Hustle (2019)

Starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson you can’t help but think that this movie is going to be great. Penny (Rebel Wilson) is a small time con artist stealing money from men. Josephine (Anne Hathaway) is a high class hustler portraying vulnerability to rob upper class men. They both crash in to each other’s lives deciding to team up.

Rebel Wilson on her true comedy form, but with a crime twist. Rebel Wilson does execute some laughs, but overall it’s not as funny as I thought it would be. I was expecting so much more but it just fell flat for me. I could see the moments that were supposed to be funny, but it didn’t quite work. Any of the laughs that were enjoyed were executed by Rebel Wilson however.

The accents are painful. Anne Hathaway, I believe, is supposed to be British for the majority of the film. I was not a fan of any of the accents that scattered this movie unfortunately. In fact, I found them quite distracting and they disconnected me from the film.

This film is absolutely stupid. The plot is incredibly simple and easy to follow. I spent the majority thinking how ridiculous the film is. However, towards the end, it suddenly got loads better. Then I was so there for the plot, really quite enjoying it, but the movie was pretty much over… Overall, I expected so much more; the comedy wasn’t quite there and neither was the potential within crime hustles. They could have done so much more with this plot.

How to be Single (2016)

‘How to be Single’ is another romance comedy set in New York. It follows four women as they try to make their journey through single life all wanting different destinations. For me, there were moments of comedy, the romance was definitely less prominent.

The cast of this film is mostly recognisable and good! The main star feels like it should be Dakota Johnson, but Rebel Wilson steals the show. Rebel Wilson definitely has a character she usually plays (within this movie too), and I’m not going to complain because she plays it well. In ‘How to be Single’ she plays the extroverted personality who is carefree and does whatever she wants. Proud to be who she is, she enjoys life on her own, therefore she takes Alice (Dakota Johnson) under her wing teaching her how to be single. Rebel Wilson is the prime reason for comedy within this movie. It’s definitely Rebel Wilson style humour.

Along with Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson, other stars include Leslie Mann, Alison Brie, Damon Wayans Jr, Anders Holm, Nicholas Braun and Jason Mantzoukas. There are quite a few characters and time jumps throughout the film to explore how the main four experience single life. I don’t really think many of the characters actually add much to the film. I liked what they explored with Damon Wayans Jr character, although it felt incredibly rushed. And I did like Anders Holm’s character of Tom.

Alison Brie’s character is an odd one. I could have really enjoyed her plot line, but she felt completely disconnected from the other three main women that the movie was based around. I wished they did more for her character.

‘How to be Single’ was quite a mediocre romance comedy. What I liked the most was that it wasn’t your stereotypical romcom. Yes it had all the qualities to tick the boxes, but the actual plot took a turn. There were many references to popular modern culture too which was fun. It is not a romcom I would watch over and over again, and it is no way near some of my favourites. There were moments that made me laugh and it was a fun escapism, but I’m not completely sold.

Cats (2019)

Well this film has created a bit of controversy and whisper in the air hasn’t it?! Everyone wants to see it for themselves. “Is it really that bad?” “It must be amazing as the theatre show is renowned for its brilliance!” Well yes, the theatre show is renowned for its brilliance, but unfortunately the show has nothing to do with the film, other than a loose connection in its name.

‘Cats’ is a film which has based all of its efforts in stardom. Stardom such as Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, Dame Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, James Corden, Jason Derulo. But when stardom is all the effort, other aspects of the movie are lost. What is the film about? Isn’t that the question on everyone’s lips and can anyone that has seen the film actually answer this question? Well, it’s quite difficult. But I’m going to try… We meet loads of cats, who sing and dance. All the cats start to gather to attend the Jellicle Ball where a cat becomes crowned the Jellicle cat who then can fly in a balloon into the skies to reach the Heaviside Layer to start a new life. What any of that actually means, I have no idea.

I understand performance is key in a musical and ‘Cats’ does hit all the right notes. I enjoyed many of the little performances (although some did seem to go on a bit long). However, there were way too many performances crammed into one film. ‘Cats’ just then became a montage of lots of snippet performances in no particular sequence. In theatre, a performance one after another live is phenomenal and magical, but this didn’t seem to present itself as good on screen. The multiple performances seemed to get lost in translation, where I was getting a bit bored of the non-stop songs by the end, especially when there didn’t seem to have a change of tune. Nevertheless, there were some enjoyable performances, such as a bit of tapdancing, which was thoroughly entertaining. James Corden and Rebel Wilson’s performances were also fun with comedy splashed throughout. Next, the encouraging of Mr Mistoffelees’ (Laurie Davidson) magical powers was a touching performance. Lastly, we cannot forget the phenomenal voice of Jennifer Hudson which was full of emotion (but there wasn’t a need for the repeat in the same song as it is slow).

The whole film seems to be revolved around one cat in particular: Victoria (Francesca Hayward). I have no idea why everything was revolved around her and there didn’t seem to be any character background for the audience to cling to as our main protagonist. Yes, she could sing and yes, she could dance. But all the other cats seemed to be infatuated by this new cat and there wasn’t any clear reasoning why or justification for this random new obsession.

Happily, there were some giggle-worthy moments. Actors such as Rebel Wilson and James Corden have to hold some comedy element and they do indeed in this film. This, however, does not make this film a comedy, but it was a breath of fresh air with some small comedy gimmicks from these two beloved stars. They were enjoyable cats to watch on screen.

Overall, there were enjoyable elements of the film, but there were many other parts of the film which weren’t. The ending went on for too long. Jennifer Hudson, even though an emotional performance, was crying to the point where it looked like snot was on her face. They put DAME Judi Dench in some weird cat suit which made her look like a lion. The whole CGI effects of the film didn’t seem up to standard to make it the spectacle it was supposed to be. The plot was loose and didn’t make much sense, I was confused for the first thirty minutes and just accepted that there wasn’t going to be any logic by the middle of the film. The summary of the ‘bad guy’ of the film was silly and seemed rushed. Also, sad to say, but Taylor Swift’s character was irrelevant. On the other hand, I didn’t hate everything. Mr Mistoffelees was a character who grew and was understood, James Corden and Rebel Wilson brought some comedy elements, and some of the performances were mesmerising to watch. Nevertheless, the first thing you need to get used to is the way that these cat/humans look. I’ve watched it once and I think that is enough for me.

Isn’t It Romantic (2019)

A reunited 2019 film of Fat Amy and Bumper from ‘Pitch Perfect’. Then with Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine, throw in Liam Hemsworth and Priyanka Chopra. ‘Isn’t It Romantic’ tells the story of a romance comedy hater, but soon she finds herself unconscious, waking up in her own romantic comedy movie. With all the clichés and the whole plot line exposed by the main character at the start of the film, Natalie (Rebel Wilson) sings in her own musical number, has her own personal inner-narration, and lives in a beautiful city which only smells of lavender. These are all the styles of a classic romcom, although at the centre is a woman trapped in desperate need to find her way out of this parallel universe, however the only way to do that is to play out the movie the way it must entail.

All the actors and actresses of this ironic film are brilliant, they are fun and creative, in the same way as predictable and common as all romcoms. Nevertheless, its own twist is enjoyable and can’t not put a smile on your face. It’s a mix of cheesiness and cringyness, but adorable scenes with hilarity as well. Everything classic romcoms have.

Natalie has a pessimistic view on the world, she’s bossed around in her job and walked all over by the people around her. But when her friend, Whitney (Betty Gilpin), states she must be more open, the next guy that smiles at Natalie, instead wants to rob her. In a mugging, Natalie ends up running into a wall and wakes up in a bright pink hospital room. This is where she ends up in a parallel universe that is only a nightmare for our main protagonist. She finds that her neighbour hilariously shows up anywhere in need; her best friend Josh (Adam Devine) finds a love interest of his own; and men in the street are telling her how beautiful she is, no matter her screaming and detest to it all, this including one man in particular, Blake (Liam Hemsworth), the extremely handsome billionaire. Natalie is now in her own romcom, which she believed to never have come true – even though she doesn’t want it.

This is just a feel-good movie! There is a lot of cheesy scenes, but isn’t that what makes this classic romcom? It’s simple, easy-going film which is fun to watch for the hour and a half that it is. Rebel Wilson is brilliant as the main protagonist, hilarious as usual! The dance numbers, even if surprising to begin with, are cleverly enjoyable in a mix of ‘what am I watching’ and ‘why is this song now stuck in my head’. Natalie’s version of ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ is an excellent example in this film, epically musical and fun, but cringey from start to finish, but why not just smile and enjoy? If you hate a romcom, you’ll hate this, because it’s romcom turned up to volume 100 with overexaggerated uses in irony and comedy. If you are a fan, then watch for the sheer joy of a romcom using all clichés they possibly can! Will Natalie ever return to her old life, or will the romcom ending just be too good to leave?

Bachelorette (2012)

“The B-Faces” are reunited at one of their weddings. High School friends are finally joined back together at Becky’s wedding, with Regan as the Maid of Honour and Bridesmaids Katie and Gena.

This is a film for older ages, it’s a 15 for a reason. There’s a lot of swearing, constant use of drugs, and a sex scene. Just a pre-warning.

This film has a good stardom. Firstly, Kirsten Dunst, from Tobey Maguire’s ‘Spider-Man’ and from ‘Bring It On’. Dunst plays Regan, the self-absorbed leader-as-such of the group. Secondly, it’s Isla Fisher, recognisable from ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’, ‘Now You See Me’ and ‘Definitely, Maybe’. Fisher is Katie, the wanna-get-wasted Bridesmaid. Thirdly, Lizzy Caplan, from ‘Mean Girls’ as Janis, as Isla Fisher’s replacement in ‘Now You See Me 2’ and appears in one of my favourite shows ‘New Girl’. Caplan plays Gena in this film, the hate-the-world take-responsibility-of-nothing Bridesmaid. Then the Bride is played by Rebel Wilson, obviously from ‘Pitch Perfect’ 1, 2 and 3. It also has James Marsden from ‘Hairspray’, ‘27 Dresses’ and so many other films I love, although hate his character in this, he is such an arsehole. And then there is Adam Scott from ‘Friends with Kids’ and ‘Leap Year’. So many, many recognisable actors and actresses in ‘Bachelorette’, that’s if you’ve seen those films I’ve mentioned of course!

At the beginning of the film, Regan, Katie and Gena seem like such horrible people. Really bitchy, horrible people, especially to the Bride. Actually, a lot of the characters are extremely flawed. It is odd to see a film where a lot of the characters are like this, but somehow by the end you end up kind of appreciating the characters and liking them. The Bridesmaid’s go through a lot and more and more is revealed about them, about their past and the reasons they are the way they are, which makes it more relatable and honest. Strangely by the end, you’re hoping for the best with these characters and loving a good ending. As you watch you seem to forget the crap they did at the beginning and just see them as real flawed characters that should still be appreciated. You discover they’re actually extremely close friends and would actually do anything for each other. It’s very strange, cleverly done. The character this was most successful for me was Gena definitely as her past became such a recognition of her ways. Also, it was for Katie, as she became a character deeply sad and troubled.

When the drugged-up Bridesmaids make the Bride’s rehearsal dinner a disaster, Becky angrily backs out of the Bachelorette party, so the three Bridesmaids decide a party is necessary anyway. After accidentally ripping the Bride’s wedding dress, the night becomes a disaster to try and get it fixed. ‘Bachelorette’ turns chaotic and stressful, extremely fast pace, telling the story of the night before a wedding. To strip clubs and ex-boyfriend’s houses, to a pool then back to the hotel, the girls travel everywhere to try and fix the huge problem they have made.

This isn’t the best film I’ve ever seen, it’s definitely not the best romcom at that. It’s an ok film, definitely not the worst either. I mean everything gets so chaotic and mad, that it’s hard to understand the character’s position in the wedding. The film is heavily revolved around drugs as that’s the reason the dilemma occurs. So this is definitely a film of required taste, but at that it’s not an amazing one either. It’s an odd one at that. To say the least, it’s definitely not a film I would watch over and over again, one or two times is enough really.

Bridesmaids (2011)

I believe this to be one of the classic romcoms from the 2000s. It’s hilarious, it’s got a worthy storyline and it’s got some great actresses to pull of the film as great as it is. It is really an enjoyable, comical film, but definitely one for older ages, with a few sex scenes and obscene language.

‘Bridesmaids’ is a story of when Annie (Kristen Wiig) thinks her life has hit rock bottom, but she’s got so much further to go. She’s lost her beloved bakery and lost her boyfriend when her business went under. But now, she’s losing her best friend when Lillian (Maya Rudolph – ‘Grown Ups’) announces she’s engaged. Annie becomes Maid of Honour and realises how single she is, then she becomes insanely jealous of Lillian’s new friend, Helen (Rose Byrne – ‘Bad Neighbours’ 1 and 2). Helen’s life is in opposition to Annie’s. Where Annie is running out of money, has no love life and lives in an apartment with creepily close siblings Brynn (Rebel Wilson) and Gil (Matt Lucas); Helen has her own estate with a huge driveway, she has money to throw at everything, she wears long ball gowns and her hair is always perfect. Planning a wedding is something she’s great at, although Annie has always been Lillian’s best friend and always wants to be, but as Helen throws money and makes everything spectacular, Annie finds herself dropping to the bottom even more and making huge mistakes which just ruins her childhood friend’s best moments. Introducing the major plot line of this film: a competitive rivalry between Maid of Honour and Bridesmaid.

We also meet the other Bridesmaids of the film. Firstly, is Lillian’s cousin, Rita (Wendi McLendon-Covey – ‘Blended’), she’s married with three sons. She is constantly complaining of her life and the crude stories of her children. Secondly, newly-wed and innocent Becca (Ellie Kemper – ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’). Finally, the best Bridesmaid and the one who gets the most screen-time compared to the other two, the groom’s sister, Megan (played by the amazing Melissa McCarthy – from so many great iconic moments, ‘Spy’, ‘The Heat’, ‘Gilmore Girls’). Megan is absolutely hilarious, she definitely carries a lot of the humour in the film. And of course, Melissa McCarthy’s husband makes an appearance, Ben Falcone, although their scene after the initial credits is not something I wished to have seen…

‘Bridesmaids’ is solely based on Annie’s life as she crashes everything, but hilariously does so. Kristen Wiig is truly brilliant, she plays this character amazingly well as we become to understand this struggling protagonist. We watch her as she panics on planes, as she destroys a giant cookie. As she ruins a relationship with a genuinely lovely yet awkward cop (played by Chris O’Dowd), and as she keeps returning back to the guy who treats her awfully. Meanwhile, her best friend is planning the best day of her life.

I would really recommend watching this hilarious romance comedy. If you think this would be a film for you, but it at the top of your list, I promise you’ll laugh. Just remember the Wilson Phillips own words: “Hold on for one more day” (it does have some relation to the film, don’t worry).

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)

I have to say the first time I saw the second ‘Pitch Perfect’, I was a bit disappointed. I feel like it wasn’t as near as good as the first film. Don’t get me wrong I loved the first film so much, I just think the first one was so good and such a different sort of film that it was quite successful, and it was hard to top when it came to the second film. Everyone got their hopes up but it never really got to the stage it potentially could have been. I love a chickflick full of music as much as the next, but this film was just not what I expected. Saying this however, it still does have some qualities that I enjoyed in the film. All I’m saying is if you loved the first ‘Pitch Perfect’ as much as I did, then don’t count on this one to be as good.

The Bellas are back in this film, but most of them are in their third and final year at university. This film is more about moving on from university and starting life outside of the Bellas; something Beca (Anna Kendrick) has understood, Chloe (Brittany Snow) not so much. Chloe flunks uni so she could stay and be in the Bellas the last couple of years, Aubrey (Anna Camp) having graduated after the first film. This shows how dedicated she is with the acapella group. I liked the plot, it’s joining with reality in moving on after university and beginning a new part of life. However, there were some parts of this movie I just didn’t understand the point of, some scenes were a bit pointless to me, not many of them, just a few. Back to the plot, Beca finds herself an internship at a recording studio, which I liked because reflects back to her desperate love of producing music in the first film; however she feels guilty as she’s not paying all her attention to the Bellas. Chloe who plans to flunk uni again, dedicates her life to the group, therefore you just know this is going to cause friction.

Once again the film starts with a disgrace of the Barden Bellas which leads for them to be suspended this time. I really like how much this reflects the first film, with Aubrey in the Bellas “puking their way to the bottom” and then again another disgrace for the Bellas; however this one was more outrageous, funny yes, but a bit too extreme in some ways. This time it was due to Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), one of my favourite characters in the first film, constantly hitting the audience with her brilliant one-liners, although disappointingly ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ just didn’t get as many one-liners and wasn’t near as funny as the first film, of course she still had comedic comments, but none as great as the first.

John (John Michael Higgins) and Gail (Elizabeth Banks – also as the director of this film) are back, following the Barden Bellas on “their road to redemption”, they were still funny so were good in this film and were needed. There are some new additions to the Bellas in this film, which I liked; they mainly did keep all of the old Bellas which I also liked, but the new additions gave a new feel to a different film. Stacie (Alexis Knapp) was a character that has much less of a part in this film, she seems to be replaced by one of the new additions in speaking terms. This being the new Guatemalan girl, Flo (Chrissie Fit), who talks constantly about her life before moving to the US, this puts Chloe’s catastrophes into perspective in an extreme way; adding humour to Chloe’s extreme outrages. The main new girl, who gets much more screen time, is first year Emily (Hailee Steinfeld), she joins the Bellas as one of her dreams at university and joins as a “legacy”, even though they’re suspended and not supposed to bring on anyone new. Emily is definitely a character that shakes up the plot to make it different from the first film, with her original songs, I enjoyed this. I feel there should have been more differences even though I liked the reflections to the first film; but if they were more separate, the first and second films wouldn’t have been compared so much. For example, there was another scene like the riff-off, it wasn’t as good as the riff-off, although saying this it was an enjoyable scene in the second film. It’s difficult to say, because there are so many similarities between the films that are nice to reflect on, however the first film just did them better.

Something that was different from the first film, is that there was more than one romance. Happily, there is still the original Beca and Jesse (Skylar Astin), however there is a much less focus on them, but they are still together and it’s adorable. The romance moves away from them to Bumper (Adam DeVine) and Amy, and Benji (Ben Platt) and Emily. I also enjoyed the performances, some of them were fun to watch like the first film. New songs were used and some songs from the first film were brought back.

The new competition is a world acapella competition. The focus moves away from the Treblemakers, even though they are still in it, to Das Sound Machine, a German group. I really like this new group and the rivalry between them and the Bellas is enjoyable, especially Beca’s comebacks, which aren’t as snarky as the first film, but still equally hilarious in their own way as they turn into compliments.

Additionally, it’s like the film is split, it jumps from the Bellas to Beca’s internship. I liked how it jumped like this because it was different from the first film and again reflects the fact they are moving on. Additionally, it puts focus on Beca, one of the best characters. And added in new characters at the internship that were hilarious, one of these being Snoop Dogg, seriously, as he wants to create his own Christmas CD, it really is great!

Overall, this film was good in its own way. However, I feel it’s difficult to not compare to the first film as there are way too many similarities. There are some great scenes in ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ and it has a nice moral to the story. So I still found it enjoyable. But coming down to it, I would definitely recommend ‘Pitch Perfect’ the first film, but not so much the second because the similarities don’t reach the extent of how funny they were in the first film.

Pitch Perfect (2012)

University, acapella music, chick flick. Just three things that this film is completely revolved around. And if you hate all three, don’t watch it. Or if you just hate one, it might not be a good idea. Even if it is great. Yes, this film is very much based round music, but I wouldn’t say it’s a musical, they don’t burst into song about every feeling or realisation they have. Don’t get me wrong, I love a musical just as much as the next, but this film is definitely not one so don’t go into the film thinking it is. All they do is travel round the country “making music just from our mouths” in competitions. That’s all. It’s singing in competitions.

One of the great things I love about this film is that they use such a range of music. Yeah there is a repeat of the same three songs repeatedly in this film, but it goes with the plot and they’re slightly different each time to make it less repetitive, even if they’re actually not supposed to be changed, but trust me, changed for the better. Although, the many other songs in ‘Pitch Perfect’ jump from Pitbull, to Jessie J, David Guetta, Rihanna, to Bruno Mars, Madonna, B.o.B, to Simple Minds. Ok so not that much of a jump round, the majority are quite poppy songs, but they’re not all by the same artist is what I meant and there is still some variety, and I think they’re pretty good songs anyway. Judge all you want, but everyone must like at least one song they sing. Surely? Maybe not. Well still… You like these sorts of songs with a bit of mashups, then give this film a watch, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.

Anyway, ‘Pitch Perfect’ is based around an acapella group called the Barden Bellas at Barden University, as they try and reach Lincoln Centre in New York City to return to the finals for the acapella singing competition, in order to try and regain their failure from the year before. This failure is shown very graphically in the first couple of minutes in the film, pretty disastrous. The leaders of this group are Aubrey (Anna Camp) and Chloe (Brittany Snow – from the classic ‘John Tucker Must Die’). The main people that join them is hilarious Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson), a girl who is, to say the least, a bit obsessed with sex, Stacie (Alexis Knapp), quiet Lily (Hana Mae Lee), Cynthia Rose (Ester Dean), and more reluctantly the main protagonist, Beca (Anna Kendrick), who Aubrey sees as too “alternative” and really dislikes, whereas Chloe is more open to the new people including Beca. Aubrey is stuck in the past and unable to turn away from tradition, which doesn’t go so well for her, but Chloe is more open to change, however she’s more ignored. The Barden Bellas competition is the Treblemakers, also from the same university, but are much more popular by the commentators, John (John Michael Higgins) and Gail (Elizabeth Banks – of course brilliant, such as her in ‘The Hunger Games’ and ‘Scrubs’), than the Bellas. The main people in the Treblemakers is front man, Bumper (Adam Devine), rapper Donald (Utkarsh Ambudkar) and the main guy Jesse (Skylar Astin). Of course there are others, but they don’t talk much and I have no idea what their names are. Sadly, Jesse’s ‘Star Wars’ crazy roommate, Benji (Ben Platt), doesn’t get in. The film follows most significantly the Bellas as they obey Aubrey’s strict rules and closed mind, which of course leads to many issues.

Another element of the film, moving away from the music side, is the chick flick. This is revolved around the loveable character Jesse, and his many attempts to make the very closed-off Beca smile. Which personally for a chick flick lover, is adorable. It’s one of those things that girls gush over in films, and Jesse plays it perfectly. Besides in a chick flick you’ve always got to have that one guy that the female audience love, Jesse is this instance. I don’t want to ruin it, but I think it’s an obvious ending for everyone watching. Sorry. But that definitely doesn’t make it bad! Beca meets Jesse as they happen to both get a job stacking CDs at the radio station, it’s here that Jesse continuously tries to flirt with Beca, but she shuts him down as she does with everyone. Of course, a catastrophe in a wannabe relationship…

‘Pitch Perfect’ is hilarious. I have to mention Rebel Wilson’s character, with her many hilarious one-liners that are just brilliant and make the film so much better. Without Rebel Wilson, this film wouldn’t have been near as funny, she truly does have an excellent character. Another funny character is the strangest things that Lily says when she’s actually heard, they are so weird that you just have to laugh. Anna Kendrick as Beca is also brilliant with her snarky comments back at Aubrey; or Aubrey’s strict attitude becomes cleverly amusing. I feel like this was one of the first films where Anna Kendrick has become more popular and well-known, with her being in films such as ‘Into the Woods’, ‘The Voices’ and ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’. Also, to add to the humour is the commentators of the competition, John and Gail, even if slightly rude, they are hilarious. This is probably where I should mention that this film does swear and has many sex references, and some drug references. It’s a 12 for a reason, but it’s not outrageous, it is only a 12. Anyway, it has some great scenes, one of the best being the riff-off. As Beca is new to the whole acapella world, the audience cleverly learns along with her, as the audience is probably a bit clueless before this film anyway. Back to the riff-off, it’s a great scene of a mix of ‘Ladies of the 80’s’ songs and ‘Songs about sex’, where Barden acapella groups compete and bounce songs off each other in order to sing a song in the certain category. This just shows how much this film is revolved around music, but trust me, it’s hard to explain, but it’s much better than it sounds. Unless you hate poppy music, like I’ve said before; not your film.

Overall, as you can probably tell I would recommend this film a hundred times over. It’s a different film from so many others and I think it’s just a great comedy to enjoy. But going back to what I said at the start if you really dislike university based films, acapella music or chick flicks then I’d say it’s a no go. But they put a new spin onto the film to blend all the elements to make a truly great film.

If you enjoyed this review, there is of course a review on the second film, ‘Pitch Perfect 2’.