It might be best to think of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as a low-stakes extended coda to its classic 1984 predecessor .

Unlike the original This is Spinal Tap movie, this long-awaited sequel is more focused on revisiting old friends than sharply skewering the music business. Which is a bit of a missed opportunity, as it would have been fun to see the band more deeply react to all the ways the industry has changed in the last 40 years.

As the story opens, an unspecified interpersonal incident has kept the group apart for a decade and a half, until fate forces them to reunite for one last contractually-obligated concert.

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That's as complicated as the plot gets, as the movie quickly hops from one comedy set piece

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