| Mean Girls IMDB Movie of the Day! |
[01 May 2006|02:03pm] |
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Today brings Mean Girls in as IMDB's official Movie of the Day!
Something of a Heathers for a new generation, Mean Girls represents a big step forward for three of its major participants, and for the teen movie genre in general, which hasn't had this good a shot of adrenaline since Bring It On four years ago. The most obvious benefactor of the film is Lindsay Lohan, who transcends her previous teen-queen roles with a smooth, stellar performance that should leave competitors like Hilary Duff eating her dust. But it's also the two guiding forces behind the film – director Mark S. Waters and writer (and co-star) Tina Fey – who exceed expectations. Waters, who flailed with Head Over Heels and then righted himself with Freaky Friday, proves he can helm more than an adroit Disney flick, and Fey transfers her dry, sardonic wit from Saturday Night Live with a sleek perfection. It's even more impressive that Fey took as her source material a non-fiction, parenting guide called Queen Bees and Wannabes and fashioned a smart, compelling, and very funny tale of high school treachery that rings true down to a number of small details.
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