Mean Girls

Cast: Lindsey Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Lizzy Caplan, Lacy Chabert and Amanda Seyfried.

Director: Mark Waters

Release Date: 2004

Running Time: 1hr 37 minutes

Genre: Comedy

Rating: 12

Format: DVD

Synopsis:

Cady Heron, is new at school, she soon clicks with the plastics, the A-list group at school, however things soon change when she falls for Aaron Samuels, ex boyfriend to leader of the plastics Regina George.

Based on the book "Queen Bee's and Wannabe's" by Rosalind Wiseman. Cady Heron (Lohan), has grown up in Africa for the past fifteen years where her zoologist parents have home-schooled her. Now living in Chicago, she must attend high school. Cady begins by befriending Janis (one of the best people you will ever meet) and Damian (also one of the best people you will ever meet), however it doesn't take long for Cady to get wrapped up in the wrong crowd, with the plastics. The idea at first is for Cady to sabotage them, but before long Cady too becomes a plastic, pushing her true friends away. After conflicts with Regina's (leader of the plastics), ex boyfriend Aaron Samuels, Cady finds herself torn between the plastics and her true friends.

Lindsey Lohan delivers a surprisingly good performance as Cady Haron. The characters are so diverse through out the course of the film, if you can remember your school days, you can probably relate to one of them. Regina George is played magnificently by Rachel McAdams. Regina is the leader of the plastics, the alpha of the group, a spoilt rich girl who is used to getting her own way, a bully. There weren't any "Regina's" when I was at school, however I'm sure there are a fair few of people who did. A real mean girl. Of course Cady and Regina aren't the only two in the plastics, they are also joined by Gretchen Wieners (Chabert) and Karen Smith (Seyfried).

Gretchen Wieners is also a spoilt little rich girl, her father is the owner of toaster strudel. It's not unusual when you get a group of bullies to find that one is the ring leader (Regina George) whilst the other two are only really friends with them because of the fear they too will be bullied. Gretchen and Karen are the other two. Lacy Chabert delivers a superb performance. Amanda Seyfried is a spectacular actress, starring in the likes of "Mamma Mia" and "Letters to Juliet", the dumb blonde in the group, a girl who believes her breasts can tell when it's raining or can tell when it's going to rain, that is exactly how it sounds.

The storyline is superb, based on Rosalind Weisman's compelling book. What's so excellent about the story, is the fact that it draws upon real life experiences. Anyone and everyone can most likely relate to this film is some shape or form. We all want friends, we all want to fit in and be liked by everyone. Although some of it naturally is cliched, director Mark Waters has done a magnificent job in bringing all of the characters together, showing genuine conflict and showing the personalities of the individual characters. Brilliantly filmed, the lighting and the cinematography really add to the tone of the film. A simple production design that adds to the storyline beautifully.

A terrific score goes alongside the storyline too with big names like Orbital, Pink, Kelis and Blondie. It explains the storyline nicely as the film progresses, songs practically explain the scenes for you. Excellently filmed, great performances, the ultimate chick flick!

5/5 stars