Big Fan of the First Two! Not So Much of the Third!

Rating: 4/10 (22 December 2017)

If you're a fan of the ventures of the a cappella Barden Bella's from past "Pitch Perfect" movies, I'm sorry to say that you're in for a drawn-out, disappointing ride.
It's been two years since audiences caught up with college born a cappella group the Barden Bellas. In it's thrid and final(?) installment, the Bellas are "approaching their 30's" which is all too evident upon them witnessing their shiny and bright, youthful replacements.
While caught-up in their average and miserable jobs, so it seems, the girls are "reunited" (not really since a good portion of them live together) at a current Bella Bardens performance via Pitch Perfect 2's Hailee Steinfeld. When their so-called reunion heads South, the Bellas realize how much they miss singing together. Thus, former leader Aubrey (Anna Camp) gets the Bellas an opportunity to sing for the troops in the Army in a USO tour.
But, what are the Bellas if there's no singing compeition to challenge them? Upon their arrival they instantly size-up the other entertainers around - "Saddle Up" and "Evermoist" to be exact, by challenging them to a riff-off. "A what" is the groups' response. Soon after they learn of what is the actual competiton, music producer DJ Khaled who is judging the groups over the course of the three performances they'll have to pull-off. Then he'll select one winning group to open for him in a final performance as well as sign onto a record deal.
The Bellas once again prove that even in the most complicated oppositions, which in this case they must compete against real bands with instruments, and a pesky villain played by Ruby Rose, the front woman of "Evermoist" they hold their ground with an old-fashioned type of show.
During their travels, Amy (Rebel Wilson) has her own reunion which is with her Dad, Fergus (portrayed by John Lithgow). This side plotline is a distraction which the film could have done without. The intent of Fergus took the fun and light-hearted comedy into a unwanted direction that is not common with the previous "Pitch Perfect" films. Actor John Lithgow's Australian accent could have used much improvement.