I can't believe MEAN GIRLS actually came out 20 years ago. I just remember how big of a pop culture moment it was back then. It had so many lines that people probably still use today, like it's ingrained in my generation. This generation is now getting a seat at the cafeteria table, MEAN GIRLS is back, this time based on the 2018 musical. For all you youngsters out there, this tells the story of a home-schooled teenage girl Cady (Angourie Rice) who moves from Kenya to dive head-first into the wild jungle that is high-school society. I have recently watched both versions now and here are the differences. The most obvious is that this version is a musical, full of songs that express the characters' feelings. To me, songs from musicals these days aren't very memorable, and this is no different. I've seen so many musicals just in the past month, maybe too many. My favorite one is still ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Anyway, I'm glad Tina Fey went back in the writer's chair and revised some outdated phrases and racist stereotypes that were in the original. This is the first movie directed by the team of Samantha Jane and Arturo Perez Jr, and I believe they did the original justice. The cast is very good, especially the queen bee with a capital B Regina George, played by Reneé Rapp. She actually played her in the Broadway musical, and I can definitely see why. I also really enjoyed some cameos. The message still resonates; Try not to lose sight of who you are. We're all just figuring it out together. Overall, I had fun with this generation's MEAN GIRLS, even though it's a musical. Fetch is happening again. You go Glen Coco!
Review of Mean Girls
