"Friendship Means Putting Others Above Yourself"
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PITCH PERFECT 3 offers lots of goofy fun. It’s much improved from the previous movie, which had some major holes. This sequel embraces the ridiculousness a bit more and highlights the quirkier characters better. Happily, it has some positive messages about friendship and putting others before yourself. It also contains some nice patriotic sentiments about American troops serving overseas. Finally, there’s also a light theme about the importance a father has in a daughter’s life. Unhappily, however, PITCH PERFECT 3 has some lewd jokes, perversion and foul language; so, extreme caution is advised.
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PITCH PERFECT 3 is an often funny, though sometimes crude musical comedy that concludes the trilogy of the Barden Bella college a cappella singing group.
Now graduated from college, the Bellas are living their separate awesome lives in the real world, like regular adults. However, life isn’t so awesome. Each one of them hates their jobs and misses their old singing days, including Becca (Anna Kendrick) who just quit her job as a music producer for a really stuck-up rapper.
When the whole gang reunites to see the new Barden Bellas perform, they all commiserate at how boring their lives are. Aubrey gets an idea, however, for her to convince her father, a military commander, to let them perform on a USO tour overseas with some other big bands. Additionally, superstar DJ Khaled is on the tour and at the end will choose one of the bands performing to join his record label. Could the Bellas be the one?
Arriving in Spain, the Bellas are approached by two soldiers who will serve as their escorts and security, one of whom attracts Chloe’s romantic attention. The Bellas realize their competition includes some talented bands that play instruments, which will prove to be more difficult since they’re used to performing against other a cappella groups. In a subplot, Patricia “Fat Amy” is tracked down by her criminal drug trafficking father who tries to woo Patricia into coming back to him, but he has nefarious motives.
PITCH PERFECT 3 offers lots of goofy fun. In fact, it’s much improved from the previous movie, which had some major holes. This sequel embraces the ridiculousness a bit more, and highlights a few of the quirkier characters better. The sub-plot regarding “Fat Amy’s” criminal father brings some action into the mix and gives her some hilarious scenes. The musical moments are catchy, and the ending resolves the story nicely.
The movie has some positive messages about friendship and putting others above yourself. It also has some nice patriotic sentiments about American troops serving overseas. There’s also a theme about the importance a father has in a daughter’s life, even though the two examples given during the movie show fathers failing in this regard. Unhappily, there are many sexual jokes and innuendoes, perversion and some foul language that mar the positive content. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises strong or extreme caution for PITCH PERFECT 3, especially for teenagers.
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
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