"the annoyingly titled Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. (How about This Was Spinal Tap or This Is Still Spinal Tap or Tapped Out or, really, anything else?) It's been fifteen years since guitarist Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), lead vocalist David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), and bass player Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) have performed together, but a long-neglected contractual obligation forces them to reunite for one show at the Superdome in New Orleans."
"Fans of "England's loudest band" know that its first big hit was the Beatlesesque pop confection "Gimme Some Money," so the fact that this barely feature-length toss-off is a blatant cash grab shouldn't be a shock. Almost everything about it feels obligatory, from the cameos by Paul Shaffer as promoter Artie Fufkin (now working in the used car field) and Fran Drescher as publicist Bobbi Flekman to the endless Stonehenge references."
"Nigel runs a combination cheese and guitar shop with his girlfriend Moira (the adorable Nina Conti), David plays in a California mariachi band and composes podcast theme music (his Yoko-esque wife Jeanine became a nun), and Derek curates a museum of glue while working on an orchestral piece about Satan's hairpiece called "Hell Toupee" and shilling crypto named, for some reason,"
Spinal Tap II reunites Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls for a one-off Superdome performance driven by a long-neglected contractual obligation. The sequel runs barely feature length and plays like a blunt cash grab, relying on obligatory cameos, repetitive Stonehenge jokes, and recycled character beats. Nigel runs a cheese-and-guitar shop, David performs in a California mariachi band and writes podcast theme music, and Derek curates a glue museum while composing an orchestral piece titled "Hell Toupee" and promoting cryptocurrency. Tony Hendra's role is acknowledged by introducing his character's daughter, and some original supporting players are absent.
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