Third time may not be the best time for the Acabellas to return which lacked the fun the first movie had.

Rating: 5/10 (22 December 2017)

The acabellas are back in this final installment and good riddance from what started to be a fun filled musical comedy to redundant boredom. I loved the first Pitch Perfect film, it introduced the audience to the world of acabellas and singing without using any instruments. The characters were different and fun, and the plot never was cliché. The second film was fun but lacking in a story. Pitch Perfect 3 lacks the plot, humor, and the characters are no longer interesting from what they once used to be. On a positive note, this third installment is supposed to be the final film in the series with the story concluding the characters.
The Bellas are done with college and are living among their lives. Beca (Anna Kendrick) loses her job cause she was not cooperative with her music manager. Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) lives with Beca and host her own street corner shows singing Amy Winehouse mix ups. When every one is not happy with the path they tried working for, they all meet up at a reunion invited by Emily (Hailee Steinfeld). They all decide to partake on a tour for United Service Organization competing against some ruthless bands that hold no rules and use instruments.
There was not much of a plot. We learn that Aubrey (Anna Camp) father is in the military and she all of a sudden gets passes to sing in the tour after their own friends invitation did not open them up to singing at the reunion. Then, there is a sub plot of Fat Amy's father shadowing their group overseas played by John Lithgow, who tries to reconnect with her by placing a stuffed animal on her pillow. And another sub plot with Beca getting the attention from a music manager which he is recruiting only her. Then, in the end as every one started off with their miserable jobs. They all fall back to the same position they started with. Besides they got to see and sing with each other for one last time.
This film also lacked in humor and it was not as funny as the first film. Most of the jokes are all Rebel Wilson's character trying to say the most wisecrack lines that are annoying than funny. Hailee Steinfeld's character is the one being poked at for stupid responses. Brittany Snow is falling in love with a military guy with lots of awkward encounters. Hana Mae Lee is still the quiet one and a mystery. Alexis Knapp steps out on this one for majority of the film. And Elizabeth Banks and her co commentator are still on the spot light cracking jokes about feminism and sexist humor.
Overall, Pitch Perfect 3 is a miss this time around. It was not as funny. It was boring at times. The characters are not as entertaining as they used to be. The plot is just horrible.
I rate the film 2.5 out of 5 stars. I would recommend this film as a rental. It just was not worth sitting through this in theatres.