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Mean Girls
Mean Girls is an American musical teen comedy film, with a bold and modern musical makeover.
It is based on Rosalind Wiseman’s 2002 novel Queen Bees and Wannabes, the Broadway musical of the same name, and Mark Waters’ 2004 film.
Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. make their feature film directorial debuts from a screenplay crafted by Tina Fey, who also wrote the screenplay for John Waters’ film. The ensemble cast feature Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Christopher Briney. Additionally, Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their roles from the last film.
After opening with a video blog from our adolescent narrators, who also play crucial roles in the story, the film moves rapidly to introduce the main character, Cady Heron (played by Angourie Rice), who has recently relocated from Kenya, Africa, and is now attending a new school and adjusting to new surroundings.
No feature film of the like, in recent years, has displayed such self-assured and natural knowledge of the musical genre and how to make it cinematic for a modern audience.
Mean Girls, manages to walk a fine line with ease: it offers something of value to more seasoned fans while also drawing new viewers. The tunes help you get through it all, with the cross-cutting fireworks in “Revenge Party” and the sombre, “What’s Wrong With Me?” being standouts.
A cautionary tale about trying to fit in, fighting to be yourself, and never losing sight of your own uniqueness, Mean Girls is a wonderful fit for today’s social media-driven culture, dominated by children and teens.
-Dirk Lombard Fourie