By Stephen Mezo
My last review "We're on a Mission From Say-Ton" was for the movie HEAVY TRIP (2018) that I absolutely loved. But this time around it will be for it's sequel HEAVIER TRIP (2024)
The original became an instant favorite of mine because it's so incredibly relatable, but maybe because of my own real life experiences in entertainment - being relatable brought me down a little in this one. Just like in the first movie I had seen a lot of myself in Turo and it was kind of reliving parts of my professional life that I'm not really fond of...
And for everyone else out there that's lived the life of a fan - the movie gives them the insight of "Making it' isn't all it seems to be. For me the closer I got to the top the more I hated it. Because it turns from something you love into just another job real fast, where you have to do what someone else wants you to do. Your creativity is put on the backburner as you're given projects to do or outlines of what's expected to be done. And before you know it you're on someone else's clock being told where to be, what to wear and what to say. Even worse the person with the money may be only interested in you and you have to make the choice between loyalty to those that were with you on the climb up. Or take the cash and prizes while working with hired guns. And don't even get me started on how you have to make the choice between fame or friends and family. Because fame and fortune wants all of your attention if you want to keep enjoying it.
Other than that the movie was fun with seeing characters from HEAVY TRIP back and all of the over the top physical comedy that made you love it the first time. Along with a big old nod to Spinal Tap in a Music Museum scene. And seeing Pasi (Xytrax) come to grips with an acceptance of the band Baby Metal.
