If you're looking for a frisky and entertaining teen movie, "Mean Girls" could be a right choice. Despite it's not my personal favorite teen flick out there, it's still a fun, light and watchable movie.
The movie is entertaining throughout it's screen time, but it's far from flawless. The main problem is the script, who feels chaotic at times and could have been tighten up and more structured. There are also a few annoying characters (Damian and Gretchen) who makes the film cheesy. Just to be said; there is a lot of cheesy humor in this film. But the plot is simple; it's about girls who becomes friends and talks bad about each other behind their back. Sometimes the back-talking is taken too literally, cause throughout the film you can see plenty of the girls lying or talking crap about each other. Though the situations are exaggerated, they're still recognizable. And the moral, despite being not a innovative moral, its' still a good and relevant one, considering that bullying and lying to your classmates are something that unfortunately happens today.
"Mean Girls" was Lindsay Lohan's big breakout film. She also starred in "Freaky Friday", which was directed by the same director, Mark Waters. For me personally, "Freaky Friday" is the superior film, being both funny, smart and fresh at the same time. And Lindsay had a more challenging role on that flick, playing both a teen and a mother. In "Mean Girls" Lindsay acts decent, but steals the show away with her natural charisma (unfortunately, like most of us know, she went the wrong path, which is bad, cause she was a refreshing teen chick back in 2004). But the best acting part is no doubt of Rachel McAdams, who is convincing as the bitchy Regina George. Amanda Seyfried (who lately starred in «Mamma Mia») is also convincing as the not so very smart Karen Smith. The rest of the cast does a decent enough job.
Despite «Mean Girls» suffer from some problems (script, some bad characters, cheesy humor), it doesn't mean that it doesn't entertain. The film is watchable mostly because it's a fun and light comedy. And speaking of which; of course there are some genuinely funny moments here «Mean Girls» have also some really catchy songs and music, which makes the film watchable. And like I wrote earlier; the moral is a good one.
The movie is entertaining throughout it's screen time, but it's far from flawless. The main problem is the script, who feels chaotic at times and could have been tighten up and more structured. There are also a few annoying characters (Damian and Gretchen) who makes the film cheesy. Just to be said; there is a lot of cheesy humor in this film. But the plot is simple; it's about girls who becomes friends and talks bad about each other behind their back. Sometimes the back-talking is taken too literally, cause throughout the film you can see plenty of the girls lying or talking crap about each other. Though the situations are exaggerated, they're still recognizable. And the moral, despite being not a innovative moral, its' still a good and relevant one, considering that bullying and lying to your classmates are something that unfortunately happens today.
"Mean Girls" was Lindsay Lohan's big breakout film. She also starred in "Freaky Friday", which was directed by the same director, Mark Waters. For me personally, "Freaky Friday" is the superior film, being both funny, smart and fresh at the same time. And Lindsay had a more challenging role on that flick, playing both a teen and a mother. In "Mean Girls" Lindsay acts decent, but steals the show away with her natural charisma (unfortunately, like most of us know, she went the wrong path, which is bad, cause she was a refreshing teen chick back in 2004). But the best acting part is no doubt of Rachel McAdams, who is convincing as the bitchy Regina George. Amanda Seyfried (who lately starred in «Mamma Mia») is also convincing as the not so very smart Karen Smith. The rest of the cast does a decent enough job.
Despite «Mean Girls» suffer from some problems (script, some bad characters, cheesy humor), it doesn't mean that it doesn't entertain. The film is watchable mostly because it's a fun and light comedy. And speaking of which; of course there are some genuinely funny moments here «Mean Girls» have also some really catchy songs and music, which makes the film watchable. And like I wrote earlier; the moral is a good one.