RECENTLY VIEWED: MEAN GIRLS (2024)

Yes, I was excited to go see the remake of the 2004 classic Mean Girls. Now the movie has music! Directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. (in their feature directorial debuts), it is base on a screenplay by Tina Fey. It is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Mark Waters's 2004 comedy film, both written by Fey and based on Rosalind Wiseman's 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes. It stars Angourie Rice, Auliʻi Cravalho and Christopher Briney with Reneé Rapp reprising her role from the stage musical, while Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their roles from the original film. I took my daughter to the opening weekend showing, and I thought the movies was pretty fetch.

Paramount Pictures announced the film's development in January 2020, with Fey returning to write the screenplay and serve as a producer alongside Lorne Michaels, who produced the 2004 film. Composer Jeff Richmond and lyricist Nell Benjamin returned to rework their songs from the stage musical, while Richmond also composed the film's score. Casting began in December 2022. Principal photography took place in New Jersey between March and April 2023. Mean Girls premiered in New York City on January 8, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on January 12.

The plot of this version is pretty much the same as the 2004 version. There are some easter eggs calling back the old film. I won't ruin any surprises for you! A surprise for me was how catchy the songs were. They were really good. My daughter was familiar with the score being a musical lover, but they were all new to me. It was not a perfect movie, but it was a fun movie. I would have liked to have seen more of the old cast in this version, but the movie had some surprises. Tina Fey did an awesome job updating the script for 2024 audiences. I can not believe the original movie is 20 years old now, but this new version is pretty fetch as well...

MY RATING: 9 out of 10