Mean Girls

Mean Girls was (and still is) a phenomenon with girls 13-18. In High School, the movie was simply the most quoted movie with the girls at my school. Yes, Mean Girls was a huge hit when it was released and continues to be a cult classic to this day. I was at the mall a few days ago and heard a group of girls quoting it and wondered if the movie still hold up to all the way back when I saw it on the big screen with a date. I got home, turned it on, and decided to push the phenomenon, the current state of Lindsy Lohan, and the fact that most of these people have never worked again, aside and watch it as a movie. The story is an interesting tale and twist on the "new kid moving to town" story. Cady Heron, played by Lindsy Lohan, is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, played by Jonathan Bennett, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George, played by Rachel McAdams. Throughout the movie there are constant references to the assassination of Ceaser, which is interesting because the movie somewhat retells this story in a modernly (I don't want to give anything away). Anyway, the story is by far the best part of Mean Girls. The movie more builds the story around the characters, making them fit and stay relevant in the world around them, that is hard for a movie about high school. I really like this story and I would like to see it done again in other movies. Mean Girls has a lot of good things in it. Rachel McAdams is a great character. You just hate her even more and more as the movie goes on, like Cady. Mean Girls also has a great set of side characters. The movie is made by the characters as I said, the movie isn't based on action. Ms. Norbury, Mr. Duvall, Mrs. George, Jason, and Kevin are just a few great characters in the movie. I also, think the movie is very well written. There are a few jokes that fall flat, sure but most jokes are well written and offer quite a few laughs. Lastly, I just want to mention the character Damian. He actually delivers more laughs then any other character in the movie so I had to separate him into a different category. That being said, the movie does have a few flaws. The movie did not have a great pay off to what happens to Regina. You see what happens, but it isn't very realistic or funny. I also had problems with the ending overall for the same endings. I hate to say it, but the ending brings down the movie by about a whole star. I did not like the idea of the Burn Book. The payoff, again isn't funny or heartfelt or even interesting. I also felt the movie got very predictable by the end. I remember sitting in the theater and being able to tell where the movie was going to go at about the halfway point. Overall, Mean Girls has surprisingly stood the test of time after all. I may not enjoy it as much as I did back in 2004, but I still think it is a very good comedy. Mean Girls is a very fun and enjoyable comedy and I recommend you see it, even if you are not a fan of Chick Flicks of Lindsy Lohan. 8/10