What’s that famous This Is Spinal Tap quote about a fine line between stupid and clever? The scale and official nature of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues invites direct comparison not just to the original but to, for example, Blazing Saddles (1974) and Airplane! Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) Courtesy of Sony Pictures EntertainmentIn their unscripted scenes, the main quartet’s improv talents appear undimmed. Reiner’s DiBergi features more heavily than before, and the band dynamic is now largely confined to extended tetchy rehearsal sessions. But this could also be seen as Spinal Tap jumping its own (to use another album title) Shark Sandwich: the sharp lines of sophisticated satire now blurred into the contours of a somewhat soft, self-congratulatory meta-sequel.