“Mean Girls”- with a very talented cast and a very nostalgic feeling that was like the original 2004 make. The remake had very catchy songs with excellent casting. This version strayed away from the original feel of the movie, it was more mature but still felt like a teen drama movie.
Renee Rapp launched her career in 2019 when she was still a teenager as Regina George in “Mean Girls the Musical”. On Dec. 10, 2022, Rapp announced she was reprising her role as Regina George in the movie adaptation. “Mean girls is one of the biggest reasons why I am where I am. It’s an honor. tina, jeff, lorne, eric and 2019 mean girls fans, I love you,” Rapp said in her Instagram caption when she announced her return the “Mean Girls” life.
Angourie Rice stars as Cady Heron, a wide-eyed newbie to the world of high school who had previously been homeschooled by her mother (Jenna Fischer) in Kenya while her mother was doing research. After a weird and awkward first few classes, Cady meets a couple of colorful outcasts, Janis (“Moana’s”) (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), who are giving her pity for being the new girl in a very clicky school.
To everyone’s surprise, Cady is invited to sit with the school’s queen bees, the “plastics”, in which they rule over the student body, a dynamic nicely encapsulated by the song “Apex Predator.” The sheltered Cady also has a crush on a senior Aaron (Christopher Briney), over whom she amusingly sings, and who happens to be Regina’s ex-boyfriend, even though he is beyond bounds owing to “Girl-Code” if she desires to maintain her status in the cool-girl tier. Still, she is acting as a type of double agent, infiltrating Regina’s trio on behalf of Janis.
The main challenge is separating this material from the buffet of teens and music available on TV and streaming, but frankly, it’s probably enough to give a new generation a fresh introduction to “Mean Girls,” as well as the best seat in the house for Cravalho’s rendition of “I’d Rather Be Me” or Rapp belting out “World Burn.” “Mean Girls” may regurgitate old cliches about high school’s caste system, but it succeeds in providing a rowdy couple of hours in a theater.