The reviews here seem to be taking this movie too seriously for its own good. If you look at this as another action movie, it's really quite pathetic. Some of the hand-to-hand stuff is decent, but the Matrix sequences really do detract from the action alot, the slowdown taking the energy away from everything. The nice thing about this film is that it definitely does not take itself seriously, and neither should the viewer. This movie pokes fun of itself and action movies in general. There is not one serious, emotional scene. There is no point to all of the nonsense, and it gratuitously mocks the Matrix. It throws in some James Bond music, a scene directly out of True Lies, one out of Austin Powers, a comic take on a scene from the Great Escape, not to mention all the film connections I probably missed. The director's take on this film wasn't to make an action film -- it was to make something fun and entertaining. The clearly gratuitous shots of the sexy women, the flips of the hair, the unnecessary slow-mo, all of these point to a movie that was trying to be as ridiculous as possible. Unlike c**p like the Matrix, which claims to have a (shallow) purpose, Charlie's Angels serves only to amuse. Some of the gags were a bit overused, but all in all, this was an extremely entertaining and completely pointless entertainment piece -- which is exactly what it was trying to be.
It is the quintessential Hollywood blockbuster, except it's smart and funny. And even Tom Green was amusing. 7/10
It is the quintessential Hollywood blockbuster, except it's smart and funny. And even Tom Green was amusing. 7/10