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Rating: 10/10 (20 April 2018)

The film opens showing us competing collegiate A Cappella groups. The announcers are very snarky which sets the humorous tine for the movie.
Female announcer(Elizabeth Banks): "Nothing makes a woman feel more like a girl then a man singing like a boy."
Male announcer (John Michael Higgins): " Women are about as good at A Cappella as they are at being doctors."
There is some battle of the sexes banter always going on.
The action then picks up for the following year's recruitment at Barden University. The main focus is on Rebecca (Anna Kendrick from "Twilight"). She is the daughter of a college professor who wants to be a music producer and arranger. She is pursued by Jesse (Skylar Astin) who wants to score movies. They end up in rival groups who all seem to have pun names, i.e. "The Treble Makers" or "The Minstrel Cycles". The language they speak to each other is also punny such as getting "pitch slapped."
The female group is lead by Aubrey (Anna Camp) who wants to do the same songs over and over again to the dismay of Rebecca and the snarky judges. The movie is predictable and pretentious. It is a film designed for a female teen audience, although I was able to enjoy it as well. Anna Kendrick's make-up was perfect throughout the film, a flawless beauty. The singing and choreography was enjoyable and professional. Perhaps the best scene was early in the film when they had a "riff-off" when competing A Cappella groups ad lib songs in "battle" against each another.
The diverse female characters, such as "Fat Amy"(Rebel Wilson) made the film enjoyable. A film you can watch with your teen/preteen daughter and not get too embarrassed.
Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity. Sexual innuendos. Some adult/teen language.