Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is a mocumentary, a sequel to the 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap. 40 years after the first film Marty DiBergi(Rob Reiner) is making a documentary about an official Spinal Tap reunion.
As far as story it's pretty straight-forward and uncomplicated but it's a joy to see Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer back in character and although much older they don't really miss a step. Their characters are just as alive as ever and jokes are jam packed into the dialogue and they bounce off both returning characters, new characters notably drummer Didi(Valerie Franco), and a series of high-profile and playful cameos.
The cinematography is uncomplicated and effective, in keeping with the mocumentary style, a genre that kind of took off in wake of the first film but has in the past ten years mostly disappeared(the last notable entrant being 2015's What We Do In The Shadows). The music is great(no surprise) and there's quite a bit of it, the costumes are inspired. In short, the gang still rocks!
Fun, funny, surprising, and a well deserved(and successful) victory lap for the Tap.
Currently streaming on HBO Max.
See It.
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