Personally, I was disappointed.

Rating: 5/10 (20 May 2015)

Okay, so let me just start by saying that I LOVED Pitch Perfect and have been dying to see this sequel but, for me, it just didn't live up to the first one.
One of the weaknesses for me was the storyline, or more accurately, the lack of storyline. I saw the first one as being about a girl whose a little unusual, finding herself at university at her father's request and bizarrely feeling completely at home around a group of girls who are all equally strange and different from each other, with a backdrop of some killer tunes and quirky comedy. However, this film didn't really seem to know what it was focusing on. They seemed to be trying to bring in a new Beca with the Emily character, yet didn't develop her or her personality at all so the audience was left thoroughly uninterested about what became of her. Beca's loyalty to the group is being questioned with a job opportunity, which would be fair enough except again, it doesn't really get enough screen time to properly develop as a plot point. Finally, I know sequels are supposed to go bigger and better, and whilst I can buy the international a cappella competition, I don't understand how the Bellas got international fame in between the two films, as the main story line seems to be the group falling from grace at the beginning and trying to redeem themselves. All three of these stories are equally valid, but none of them seem to be well thought out and for me they just didn't mix together.
Another problem I had was the portrayal of fat Amy's character. In the first one, she chimed in with some funny one-liners and provided a laugh or two, but I always considered Beca to be the star and thought the comedy was woven evenly throughout the film, not resting on Fat Amy's shoulders. It seems the writers disagreed though as her role in this movie seemed to level pegging, if not at times taking over (as she is the only Bella with a solo), Beca's. Again, this just felt like another storyline that had been half thought out and then just thrown into the mix without being properly finished like the others.
Finally, Jesse. Jesse and Beca were one of my favourite thing about Pitch Perfect. They had great chemistry, they were funny together, he as a character is just adorable, and I was so looking forward to seeing how they were as a proper couple. Sadly, as he is in the film it's for about 10 minutes at random intervals and his presence is rarely used to advance the plot or add to the scene in any way. Major disappoint for me.
Overall, this film is definitely watchable but I don't think it's anywhere near as good as the first one. If the rumours prove to be true and there is a third one in the pipeline I really hope they go back to basics and everything that made this such a great story in the first place.