![]() ”Pitch Perfect 3” comes at a different time though, a time of less assurance and of more genuine attempts at staying positive both in the lives of the characters and the current national climate surrounding the film's release (as well as all the shade that typically comes along with being the third entry in a franchise many thought never should have been more than a single film) and thus we have what is presumably the final film with what is at least the original incarnation of the Bellas that, while not nearly as sharp or interesting as its predecessors, is very much a movie of its time as well: a safe, somewhat cautious third excursion that doesn't try to re-write the beats of the first two movies as much as it does lampoon them completely. This is all to state up front the perspective this reaction to “Pitch Perfect 3” will be coming from, but what has always been most appealing about these films is what writer Kay Cannon was able to capture in a sense of humor that is so of the moment it will, if nothing else, serve as a hallmark for how judgy, temperamental, and downright assured this particular generation was for a short time when it felt like anything was possible and the world was headed in all kinds of positive directions. People love them though, myself included, so count myself and every other person who found an affinity for this big screen version of “Glee” that became more of a cultural milestone than it was ever supposed to among the faithful that are happy to sit through another Bella adventure. Like how self-aware that sentence was? Then you'll once again love the very self-aware and insanely self-deprecating “Pitch Perfect 3” as it pretends to struggle to get over the hump of what this threequel should be about given all the girls from the original film are now out of school and pursuing actual careers where singing in their college A cappella group is undoubtedly the last thing they planned to and/or should be doing in their free time. ![]() Though the shine may have worn off a tad bit during two sequels and inevitable growing pains it is clear the Barden Bellas are still more than happy to kick it with one another and turn in a handful of generally great A cappella performances with virtually no rehearsal time whatsoever. In my review for the first “Pitch Perfect” five years ago I called it pure formula, but damn entertaining formula at that.
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