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A Great Show in a Not-So Great Movie | Sing 2 Review

Buster Moon is back to put on a new spectacular show...you just have to sit through a whole movie if you want to see it

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kahlil martin

In my thing, there's no video for it. I can't see the video.

Bryce Gundy

Out of all the characters in the sing movies, Johnny would have to be my favorite. I love how well written he is with how he has a passion for singing and he has to win this show so that he can get his family out of jail. Even to the point that I feel like he should have been the main character of both movies!

Hugo Segal

When I saw “Rocketman” upon its release, I couldn’t help wondering if Taron Egerton’s vocal and musical performance in the original “Sing” was an audition-in-disguise for the former movie.

Hugo Segal

I’ve had fewer qualms with Illumination’s signature attention to simplicity in character designs except for when they seem a little out of place such as in their Dr. Seuss adaptations. That’s why with “Mario” set for next December, I’m curious about Illumination’s visual interpretation of the Mushroom Kingdom and how they will expand upon the franchise’s lore. Yet, I also pray that an at least decent narrative can carry the whole movie because throughout Illumination’s filmography (so far), storytelling isn’t a robust asset of theirs.

Kenneth Stoddard

I still can’t believe you drove over an hour to Ontario just to see Sing 2 for the sake of your job. It reminds of how I did it last year when I drove about 3 hours to Virgo to see Tenet when my theaters in North Carolina wasn’t open at the time and I see where you coming from. Might as well quote from Courage The Cowardly Dog, “The things I do for love”. Anyways, I saw the movie through early screening during Thanksgiving weekend and yeah it pretty much like the first film but too many characters and plot lines to follow. Now as you know I’m not a fan when it comes to Illumination films or even jukebox musicals in general but the original I feel like it one of the better ones I seen especially that the third act helps makes the movie really good so it wasn’t all that bad. For the sequel, the biggest problem I had is that it copied off from the original film including beat to beat main storyline, familiar plot threads, too many characters to follow, and similar goals too. Because of that, it makes the whole movie predictable especially that the writing feels like a mess at times. At the same time, I do appreciate the bigger scope it tries to make especially with the grand finale, some colorful animation, and really good voice acting as well including Bono. The best way to describe it is that Sing 2 is average but inferior to the original film so I’m not missing out all that much. Not the worst I seen but it rather harmless that I know kids and furry fans will love.

Nario

Between this and The Secret Life of Pets 2, I guess Illumination can only make good sequels when it’s Despicable Me

Trenton Girone

I liked Sing when it came out, so I should like this. Hopefully, I’ll see it for myself someday soon. Awesome review! Thank you!

Hugo Segal

That statement I find debatable, especially when “Minions: The Rise of Gru” is being released five years past the “Despicable Me” franchise’s peak in relevancy. I really hope Illumination’s “Mario” comes close to being their “Into the Spider-Verse” because their current reputation as a pariah studio amongst the online animation community isn’t doing them any favors.

Joshua Copelan

Well Mat, I hope that the trip to Ontario was worth it (does that mean you will revise your Top 5 Best and Worst of 2021 [especially when it gets mentioned in the description])? Anyways what a movie to end the year for animation. Especially after your last Top 5 Best and Worst when you were dreading those sequels at the tail end of 2021 (except for Sing 2 and how you got out of Hotel Transylvanian Trans4mania [although that will be what you start off with in 2022, so good luck]). Anyways, my thoughts were that Disney was going to crush 2021 (with Disney and Pixar) with a clean sweep, maybe this will be the case for Illumination with Minions: Rise of Gru (if Illumination and Comcast don't push the movie back another year) and The Super Mario Movie (let us hope that it is good). Take care, stay safe, and Happy New Year.

Justin Monti

I have to say Mat, I admire your dedication to reviewing this movie, the fact you drove about an hour away from where you live to see this movie because of the new restrictions put in your area and do this review, I gotta give ya props that’s dedication. Anyways, when it comes to the first Sing, I actually do consider it a fun and enjoyable jukebox musical and definitely one of Illumination's better animated films, as for the sequel, it pretty much feels like everything I expected. I definitely do think there is a lot of filler in the film that is mostly meant to build up to the performance towards the end of the film, and the film suffers by having too many characters and some of them don’t have time to be fully developed, but I do think the animation is still very well done and the songs seem fun to listen to. So overall, I think for fans of the first film they will probably enjoy this one too. So I might consider giving it a watch when it hits DVD, personally I don’t think I and many others have a desire to see Sing 2 on the big screen because most people right now are focused on Spider-Man No Way Home. Also after watching this, I am curious to know where you would place this in your top 5 best and worst animated films of 2021.

Luigi marinus

I consider this a good sequel too