Pitch Perfect 3 | Film review | The Bellas are back for a threequel

Pitch Perfect 3 Emily (HAILEE STEINFELD), Lilly (HANA MAE LEE), Chloe (BRITTANY SNOW), Jessica (KELLEY JAKLE), Beca (ANNA KENDRICK), Cynthia Rose (ESTER DEAN), Fat Amy (REBEL WILSON), Flo (CHRISSIE FIT) and Ashley (SHELLEY REGNER)

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Last Call, Pitches.

A cappella underdogs the Barden Bellas return for a threequel: Pitch Perfect 3. Post-college life hasn't turned out as they'd hoped. But Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld and co rediscover their pep after reuniting for an overseas tour entertaining US troops in Europe.

Along the way, Wilson's irrepressibly brash Fat Amy has to deal with a shifty figure from her past (John Lithgow, sporting a cheerfully dodgy Australian accent), while her fellow Bellas face nervy riff-offs against a new set of rivals, including a sassy all-girl rock band led by Orange Is the New Black's Ruby Rose.

There's no denying that the series' shtick is being stretched more than a little thin here, yet a peppering of upbeat songs and jokey one-liners ensures there's still some fun to be had.

Certificate 12. Runtime 89 mins. Director Trish Sie

Pitch Perfect 3 available on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital from Universal Pictures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTpt_l0h0M

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