Cady Heron is a 15-year-old girl who has spent most of her life in Africa, where she was home-schooled by her zoologist parents. When her family relocates to the United States, Cady finds herself attending a high school in suburban Illinois, where she gets a crash course in the various sub-strata of the student body: the jocks, the cheerleaders, the stoners, the "cool" kids, and so on. Much to her surprise, Cady finds herself embraced by a clique of rich and popular girls known to outsiders as "the Plastics," led by Regina George, Gretchen Weiners, and Karen Smith. While Cady is grateful for her new friends, it doesn't take long for her to realize how manipulative they can be, and she soon discovers she's violated an unwritten law when she goes out on a date with Aaron, who is charming, good looking...and Regina's former boyfriend. It isn't long before Regina and her pals are on the warpath, and Cady must face a level of vengeful behavior for which years in the jungle never prepared her.
Being a guy, it was great to get an insight into what it's like to be a girl in high school. I had no idea girls could be so gossipy and catty - just kidding, it's a well known fact. Seriously, the film did a good job of taking the high school cliques to a whole new level and pointing out how ridiculous it all is in the process. Thinking back to high school, I could pick out the various characters portrayed in the film which made it that much funnier. The scenes that were shot of the students mimicking wild jungle animals were very clever and the "burn book" was a nice touch that brought everything together. Overall, it was a light and entertaining film that's worth a look if you're in the mood for a chick flick that even guys could tolerate.
Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Would I watch it again: No
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Lacey Chabert
I typically watch movies on Monday, Wednesday and Friday while riding the ACE Train from Tracy to Santa Clara. The opinions expressed are those of me, myself and I.
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This was a very good movie. Having added it to my DVD collection some time ago, this is one of the few Lindsey Lohan movies that is any good. As with many child actors, the career begin to fizzle and the bad choices begin. I can't think of anything Lohan has done after this movie that is any good.
But this is a good one. I'll give it a 3 of 5, simply because it was entertaining throughout and it did have a good overall message.
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