Respond to these rapid questions in our Sing 2 quiz and we will tell you which Sing 2 character you are. Play it now.
Christmas-themed horror stories are perennially popular, so please allow me to share a brief but terrifying vignette that falls into that category with you today. Consider the following scenario: an ordinary adult-type person has decided to spend a couple of hours over the holidays watching a new movie and is looking through the listings to see what is playing at the local multiplex. The combination of William Shakespeare, Joel Coen, Denzel Washington, and Frances McDormand in “The Tragedy of Macbeth” certainly makes that one seem enticing, as does the combination of William Shakespeare, Joel Coen, Denzel Washington, and Frances McDormand in “Licorice Pizza.” They might be interested in seeing how “The Matrix Resurrections” reimagines the franchise for a new generation, and if their tastes run to the racy side, “Red Rocket” might be just what they’ve been looking for. Despite the fact that there are numerous films to choose from, our unfortunate protagonist is abruptly jolted back to their hellish reality and ends up uttering the terrifying words that I fear will be repeated far too frequently this season—”Okay kids, let’s go see “Sing 2.””
I suppose I should admit up front that I have no recollection of the original 2016 film, other than a brief scene in which a cartoon pig voiced by Reese Witherspoon sings a brief rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” which I found amusing. This implies that either I never saw the original film or that I did and, aside from one brief scene, managed to completely forget about it in the intervening period. If it is the former, there is nothing in this hacked-together and brutally bland piece of product that makes me feel as if I have missed out on anything important or worthwhile. If it is the latter, I am relieved and hopeful that it, too, will fade from my memory within a relatively short period of time.
Following the success of a singing competition that brought together a diverse group of characters, each of whom had a dream and an easily recognizable recent Top 40 hit in their hearts (I did a quick search on Wikipedia), ambitious koala theatrical impresario Buster Moon (Matthew McConaughey) now has an even bigger dream for himself and his troupe of performers—pigs Rosita (Reese Witherspoon) and Gunter (Nick Kroll), porcupine rock (Bobby Cannavale). In spite of the fact that the actual audition fails, Buster persuades Jimmy to fund an elaborate sci-fi stage musical entitled “Out of this World” solely on the promise that he will bring legendary rock star lion Clay Calloway (Bono, of course) back out of 15 years of seclusion to appear in it.
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While Buster, who does not actually know Clay, goes off with Ash to try to persuade him to join the production, the other members of the cast and crew are dealing with their own problems as the show moves forward. Rosita is set to star in the show, but when she becomes too afraid to perform a dangerous stunt, she is demoted and replaced by Porsha (Halsey), who is unable to act but who is capable of performing the stunt and, perhaps more importantly, is Jimmy’s child. A domineering choreographer challenges Johnny to a “Whiplash”-style battle of wills, and as a result, Johnny ends up taking dance lessons from Nooshy, a street dancer (Letitia Wright). As for Meena, her character is required to kiss someone at one point, which is something she has never done before, and she has no feelings for her egotistical scene partner (Eric André), who she finds completely unattractive.
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The show’s opening night (which is reminiscent of “Barbarella” but without the clear plot) arrives, and everything quickly spirals out of control before reaching its climax, in which Clay makes a triumphant return to the stage. It is because of this that the audience in the film erupts in applause, and the audience in the theater speculates about the machinations that were required in order for Bono to agree to not only appear in the film, but also to contribute a new U2 song to the soundtrack as well.
Also, you will find out which character are you in this Sing 2 quiz.
For all intents and purposes, “Sing 2” is little more than an offshoot of a lesser Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland vehicle and one of those end-of-year Spotify announcements that people post on social media to let others know that they’ve been listening to Billie Eilish a lot over the past 12 months. Despite the fact that there are a plethora of subplots to be found, there is very little story driving the enterprise, and writer/director Garth Jennings couldn’t care less about such minor details. Throughout the film, the humor is little more than loud slapstick, and the attempts at pathos are almost offensively contrived. By developing a storyline in which artistic success is equated with glitzy presentation, the film strangely undercuts its own message about the singular power of music at every turn.
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Instead, Jennings is only concerned with cramming as many songs as possible into the mix, with no other considerations guiding the selection of songs other than the fact that they should be familiar to the audience. Take, for example, the opening, which takes the orgiastic excitement of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” and reduces it to meaningless cartoon pablum; this is only the first of numerous musical crimes committed on this album. “Could Have Been Me,” a cover of The Struts’ “Could Have Been Me,” is the only one that comes close to working. However, given that Halsey’s day job is to rock out, this isn’t particularly surprising.
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Given that it does not contain any sex, violence, or foul language, as well as the fact that it is filled with adorable anthropomorphic animals, many parents will no doubt take their children to see “Sing 2” on the assumption that there is nothing inappropriate for them in it. I would argue that the sheer laziness on display in this soulless exercise in franchise expansion is far more harmful than the actual franchise itself. Most of the best family films capture the imaginations of younger viewers and teach them the importance of storytelling in ways that can last a lifetime, possibly inspiring them to tell their own stories as well as those of others. In contrast, the game “Sing 2” serves no purpose other than to pass a couple of hours of time. The lesson they take away from “Sing 2” is to prepare for a future in which they will negotiate music licensing for films—hopefully for ones that are better than this one.
The film is currently showing in theaters.
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