Mean Girls
critic Reviews
, 69% Fresh Tomatometer Score- Preserving the essence of the original while adding a few new wrinkles -- not to mention musical numbers -- Mean Girls is a sweet (if slight) update with an outstanding cast.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreScarlett HarrisBBC.com
If "not your mother's Mean Girls" means it's a departure from the problematic jokes that were a hallmark of the noughties, then it certainly delivers on that promise for Gen Z.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJenny NulfAustin Chronicle
A shot-for-shot remake would have had more school spirit than this.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreCatherine BrayEmpire Magazine
Sharp, funny and strongest when it stands on its own two perfectly manicured feet, this snappy musical successfully updates the original Mean Girls template for a fresh audience.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
The scene-stealing standout is Avantika, playing sweet-natured Plastic dimwit Karen. Her comic timing is impeccable; her musical number, a boisterous Halloween party romp titled Sexy, is worth the price of admission alone.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRafer GuzmanNewsday
“Mean Girls” has spunk but never leaps off the screen like the original. What makes it work is its 20-year-old story of adolescent friendship, cruelty and forgiveness.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreArionne NettlesChicago Reader
The much-anticipated movie musical strikes the right note for multiple generations.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMatthew HuffParade Magazine
Mean Girls is a mostly fun musical that desperately needs to shed its fat plotline.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBranyan ToweLoud and Clear Reviews
Mean Girls (2024) does not seek to replace its big screen predecessor from 20 years ago, but rather complement it
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreBrittany Patrice WitherspoonPop Culture Reviews
...in order to make a musical great, it must contain 1) fantastic musical numbers, 2) phenomenal choreography, and 3) the former two must work cohesively with the plot. In my opinion, Mean Girls failed in all three categories.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCalum CooperCinerama Film
Despite some admirable merits, it just doesn’t spark in the same way that the 2004 version did.
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