The new Spinal Tap sequel is out today. What do the reviews say?
After 41 years, we finally have a sequel to Spinal Tap, the gold standard in mockumentaries. The movie, The End Continues, is in theatres today, and the soundtrack is available for sale and online.
So what are the reviews like?
- Rotten Tomatoes: 70% fresh (at least when I looked this morning)
- Metacritic: A rating of 60 (when I looked today)
- IndieWire: “A Half-Funny Mocku-Sequel Huffs the Fumes of Its Own Inspiration”
- The Guardian: “Rockers return for mockusequel of pin-sharp laughs and melancholy.” (4/5 stars)
- New York Times: They Can’t Leave This Behind.”
- Globe and Mail: “Spinal Tap II doesn’t dial itself up to 11, but it doesn’t have to, either.”
- Toronto Star: ‘Spinal Tap II’ revisits the bumbling metal band four decades on, but never finds its groove
- Slate: “The Spinal Tap Sequel Might Not Quite Go to 11, but It Still Rocks”
- Exclaim: “A shit sandwich.”
Here are a couple of video reviews.
