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Mean Girls (2024)

Mean Girls (2024)

6.5

A surprising musical adaptation that pales against the original, but still is as fun

Movie

United States of America
English, French
Comedy
2024

TLDR

Reneé Rapp, I know you said that you’re focusing on your music career, but if ever you do read this somehow. Please. Come back to film someday.

What it's about

New student Cady Heron is welcomed by the school’s most popular clique The Plastics, ruled by queen bee Regina George, but after falling for her ex-boyfriend, she sets out to take her down with her outcast friends Janis and Damian.

The take

After being blindsided by the trailer, it’s no wonder the newest Mean Girls shocked cinema viewers who were just expecting a rehashed version of the original, rather than a film version of the Broadway musical hit. This version misses some moments, like the iconic four-way phone call, and some of the numbers were staged quite strangely, but all-in-all, this film was not that bad. It still captures the core of the original, making the message of being one’s self more clearer, while making some updates to better match its new and younger audience. Mean Girls might still be trying to make fetch happen, but it’s still fun enough to watch, especially with its talented cast.

What stands out

The cast. Auli’i Cravalho shows a different side, while Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, and Bebe Wood have great introductions in their first Hollywood leading roles, but it’s Reneé Rapp who’s the star here, and the film knows it, giving her the best and most dramatically shot numbers.

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