with more than 40 rock, rap and pop tunes featured throughout the movie, Illumination producers Christopher Meledandri and Janet Healy have clearly hit on a winning strategy, one that they unabashedly reprise in this disarmingly endearing sequel
this overstuffed, oddly soundtracked sequel bulldozes all of the first film's original charm; Despite some plucky returning stars, a messy plot and the continued "Glee"-ification of the animated film's soundtrack is simply more depressing than uplifting
it's enjoyable and not in the least bit challenging; "Sing 2" flits by on the strength of its staging and choreography, its desire to please, and its ability to craft small comic moments, almost like a series of musical shorts strung together
Illumination studio has found a reliable formula for putting smiles on kids' faces, without annoying adult ears the way Alvin and the Chipmunks do; "Sing 2" features some of the funniest and most fully rendered animation in the studio's oeuvre to date
