"Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls all have the exact same haircuts in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues as they did in This Is Spinal Tap, the pioneering mockumentary that introduced their fictional heavy-metal band to the world in 1984. This is unfortunately the best joke the sequel has to offer, and it's always present, like the foundational rhythms provided by any one of Spinal Tap's long stream of ill-fated drummers."
"Nigel, played by Christopher Guest, has stayed true to his signature layered mullet through a transition from lead guitarist to cheesemonger in the quaint village of Berwick-Upon-Tweed. Lead singer David (Michael McKean) may no longer be a golden-maned paragon in the style of Robert Plant, but he has maintained his shoulder-length locks while working as a composer of hold music and an occasional mariachi performer."
Spinal Tap II reunites Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls with virtually identical haircuts and appearances, emphasizing the band's arrested nostalgia. Nigel shifts from lead guitarist to cheesemonger in Berwick-Upon-Tweed while preserving his layered mullet. David composes hold music, performs occasionally as a mariachi, and keeps shoulder-length hair. Derek runs a South London glue museum and retains his horseshoe mustache now white. Rob Reiner returns as director and onscreen documentarian Marty DiBergi. Jokes are sparse beyond the visual gag of unchanged looks, and the film resembles a reunion special more than a fully realized feature.
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