I enjoyed the story. While similar to the first one, they actually were getting to do a real theater production with a budget to carry it off. The construction of the sets going on during the first part of the movie was pretty cool to see.
I thought they made really good decisions as to which characters from the first film to bring forward. I say that because at no point was I missing any that weren't.
The new characters were really good and had actual personalities, even the secondary ones. They didn't seem throw away. That often doesn't happen.
The voice actors for the new characters were very well chosen. Halsey as Porsha was delightful. More surprising was Bono as Clay Calloway. Holy crap! I suspect he'll have offers to do more of this because he was darn good at it.
The show itself, once it started was amazing. It's as close to a real live stage show as I've seen in any animated feature ever. They animated mechanical set changes for crying out loud.
Obviously, I have to mention the music. It was good, really good. Obviously there was the new song by U2, but Halsey's rendition of 'Could Have Been Me' is the one I most remember.
Yes, the basic story has been done before many times in live films. That said, the way they did it in Sing 2 worked, worked well, and it was an entertaining and enjoyable movie. Considering a lot of the drek in cinema this year. I'd rate it as one of the top 5 at least and that's shared by Raya and the Last Dragon.
I enjoyed the story. While similar to the first one, they actually were getting to do a real theater production with a budget to carry it off. The construction of the sets going on during the first part of the movie was pretty cool to see.
I thought they made really good decisions as to which characters from the first film to bring forward. I say that because at no point was I missing any that weren't.
The new characters were really good and had actual personalities, even the secondary ones. They didn't seem throw away. That often doesn't happen.
The voice actors for the new characters were very well chosen. Halsey as Porsha was delightful. More surprising was Bono as Clay Calloway. Holy crap! I suspect he'll have offers to do more of this because he was darn good at it.
The show itself, once it started was amazing. It's as close to a real live stage show as I've seen in any animated feature ever. They animated mechanical set changes for crying out loud.
Obviously, I have to mention the music. It was good, really good. Obviously there was the new song by U2, but Halsey's rendition of 'Could Have Been Me' is the one I most remember.
Yes, the basic story has been done before many times in live films. That said, the way they did it in Sing 2 worked, worked well, and it was an entertaining and enjoyable movie. Considering a lot of the drek in cinema this year. I'd rate it as one of the top 5 at least and that's shared by Raya and the Last Dragon.