‘Mean Girls’ musical reboot described as “snappy” yet “culturally irrelevant” in mixed reviews
nme.comMean Girls movie has been described as a “lively musical update” by critics, although reviews have generally been mixed.Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
and Samantha Jayne, and written by Tina Fey, the revamped musical version of Mean Girls was released in UK cinemas today (January 12).The new film is an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical, which itself is based on the original 2004 movie, also written by Fey.
Using the exact same plot, it follows socially naive teenager Cady Heron who, after moving back to the US from Africa, joins a new public school and soon becomes entangled with a “mean” group of girls known as the ‘Plastics’.Reneé Rapp, who played Regina Geogrge in the stage adaptation, reprises her role for the film, starring alongside Angourie Rice as Cady, and Auli’i Cravalho as Janis Ian.
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