Mean Girls
Summary
review are in for the musical update ofMean fille . The newfangled movie is base on the 2017 phase production , which was co - written by Tina Fey found on her 2004 teenager comedy classic of the same name , which itself was inspired by the nonfiction bookQueen Bees and Wannabesby Rosalind Wiseman . The cast of the raw motion picture includesSpider - Man : Far From Home ’s Angourie Rice as Cady Heron , The Sex Lives of College Girls ' Reneé Rapp as Regina George , Moana ’s Auliʻi Cravalho as Janis ' Imi’ike , andThe Summer I Turned Pretty ’s Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels .
Critics have now been allowed to share their full thoughts on the pic just two days before of the officialMean Girlsrelease escort . While reviews are mixed , they trend damaging , with many critic agreeing that the young movie ca n’t compare to the original , includingAV Club ’s Leigh Monson , who say that the fibre " sense like Cliff ’s Notes variation of themselves . " However , Variety ’s Owen Gleiberman assure that it " sticks close to the spirit and to the alphabetic character of the [ original . ] "
Everything Critics Are Saying About Mean Girls
TheMean Girlstheatrical runimplies studio confidence in the movie , which was primitively developed as a Paramount+ rain cats and dogs exclusive . However , critics have been speedy to highlight many negative aspects , includingDeadline ’s Valerie Complex , who says its " rise sexualization " feels " pull and out of position . “Collider’sLisa Laman also paint a picture that Tina Fey ’s writing " ca n’t seem to get a grip on how to tap into mod - day engineering science or 2020 ’s societal norms to make this novel Mean Girls its own savage . "
The star topology of the moving-picture show , which include multiple members of the originalMean Girlscast , have largely been receiving kudos , however . Slash Film ’s BJ Colangelo calls Angourie Rice ’s " odorous , more unacquainted approach " to Cady a " smart call " whileTheWrap ’s Kristen Lopez says Auliʻi Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey give " a new take on Janis and Damien that is sweet and fun . " Many critics are also rapturous about Renée Rapp , who , according toEntertainment Weekly ’s Maureen Lee Lenker , " transforms queen bee Regina into a she - monster of epic proportions . "
TheMean Girlscast feature Tina Fey and Tim Meadows reprising their original use as Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall .
Mean Girls ' all - authoritative addition of musical identification number has also split the room . The Hollywood Reporter ’s David Rooney has harsh words , saying that " all the effervescence and fun have been drained out of the material in this labored rebirth , a pic melodious made by the great unwashed who appear to have zero understanding of moving picture - musical vernacular . " However , USA Today ’s Brian Truitt argues that " it ’s only when the moving picture remember it ’s a musical that it refreshfully breaks from the average . "
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Cast
Mean Girls is a reimagining of the 2004 classic clowning film as a musical , calculate by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. When Cady Heron and her menage move from Africa to the United States ; she experiences a civilisation blow when she accede the public school organization for the first time . While trying to fit in , she is rope into the pop but superficial and cruel clique , the Plastics .
