Tina Fey's adaptation of the
Broadway musical, originally inspired by the 2004 film "Mean Girls,"
presents a new twist on the modern classic, touts Paramount Pictures, the
production house behind the film.
Featuring Angourie Rice in the
Lindsay Lohan role as Cady Heron, the film focuses on Heron, a new student as
she navigates the social pitfalls of high school and falls for the ex-boyfriend
of Regina George (Reneé Rapp), imperious leader of the A-list Plastics clique.
movie critic Brian Truitt gave
the new musical ★★½ out of four, saying that the film "doesn’t reproduce the stage show as much as it is a
TikTok-themed redo of the 2004 Lindsay Lohan teen comedy – a film that was just
fine the first time, thank you – with a smattering of show tunes."
"It’s not a bad thing,
really, but mainly feels unnecessary," says Truitt.
Movie Review: Tina Fey's 'Mean
Girls musical brings the tunes, but lacks the grit of Lindsay Lohan's movie
'Mean Girls' day: Paramount
releases the entire movie on TikTok for fans
Directed by Samantha Jayne and
Arturo Perez Jr., “Mean Girls” 2.0 has been written by Tina Fey, who also appears in the film.
Here's everything you need to
know about "Mean Girls," including the cast and who they are
portraying.
'Mean Girls' release date "Mean
Girls" dropped in cinemas on Jan. 12.
