I did mention in the January releases post that I would probably see the Mean Girls remake. This is basically the original movie except the characters sing at random times. In my humble opinion, the original movie did not need to be adapted into a Broadway musical (though my sister highly recommends the musical), and the Broadway musical did not need to be adapted back into a movie. But here we are.
As the title says, this has similar issues with The Color Purple. However, this was not as all over the place as The Color Purple. But this does have a little bit of pacing issues and some parts of the movie that should've been hilarious or impactful was not as strong. The vocals were fine, but that's pretty much it. Angourie Rice's vocals weren't terrible, but they were my least favorite and is pretty much a good representation of why I hate it when non-singers are involved in a musical. It's not always bad (as I did like Timothée Chalamet in Wonka and Bradley Cooper surprised me in A Star Is Born), but still annoying.
As for the good, the few parts that were done decently was Karen Shetty and Damian's line "She Doesn't Even Go Here". I wouldn't say I'm a fan of Jaquel Spivey, but his delivery of that line had me rolling on the floor and was probably my favorite part of the movie. Overall, Spivey was entertaining enough. Karen was portrayed by newcomer Avantika, and she did a very good job. She's not better than Amanda Seyfried, but she really embodied the character and embraced her stupidity. She was probably my favorite in the movie and really stood out. Renee Rapp was a good Regina, but she didn't really standout to me like Avantika.
Also, Lindsay Lohan's cameo was nice.
This movie was not bad, but there was no reason for it's existence. Thanks for reading.
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