First off, this is NOT A 10/10 movie but the blatantly biased reviews had me rooting for it. The film isn't bad, it's ok, but I was disappointed with a few elements. Firstly the casting was not quite right. Kristen Stewart looked impossibly glamorous throughout and was quirky and fun. Maybe they spent the budget persuading her to do a dumb action film as the other two angels were not at her level of charisma and recognisable star power. Best of the others is Naomi Scott, who is quite appealing as the scientist the angels end up helping. She's a bit eccentric but, of course, super pretty! For me the charisma vacuum was Ella Balinska. She was clearly cast for her height and looks and is fine I think the action scenes but her acting was wooden and generally cringey! Charlie's Angels needs a balanced team and someone like Gugu Mbatha Raw, Zendaya would have given the trio a better balance. You need someone up to Stewart's level of talent but a strong action woman who takes the lead.
The other gap is some real wit and verve. Elizabeth Banks is talented but a script polish to put some life into the dialogue would have been helpful.
Still, it was an enjoyable romp. Loved the end scenes of Elena training with a bunch of awesome ladies in little cameos. More of that would have been good.
Review of Charlie's Angels
