There are laughs and lessons in this one for everyone, which is why it goes straight to the head of the class.
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04/30/04
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Mean Girls (2004)
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Reviews Counted:168
Fresh:141
Rotten:27
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: Funnier and more smartly written than the average teen comedy.
Theatrical Release:Apr 30, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $85,974,306
Synopsis: In this survival-of-the-fittest teen comedy, high school is a dangerous jungle seething with teenagers who prey on each other like wild animals. The nonstop jokes are hilariously rewarding as they... [More]
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Amanda Seyfried
Director: Mark Waters
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Reviews for Mean Girls
With colorful characters and snappy performances, Mean Girls is a rare laugh-out-loud film.
04/30/04
Top CriticLohan ... is a good reactive young actress, and London, Ont., native Rachel McAdams is excellently evil.
04/30/04
Top CriticIt's good for some laughs. And that's all it intends to be.
04/30/04
The funniest, most unassumingly subversive teen movie since 2000's Bring It On.
04/30/04
Top CriticThe film comes as a refreshing breath of air from its star, Lindsay Lohan.
04/30/04
Fey may be going for wickedly funny, but alas, she stops at wicked.
04/30/04
In a wasteland of dumb movies about teenagers, Mean Girls is a smart and funny one.
04/30/04
Top CriticWaters' pacing is off and the revenge never builds a satisfying momentum.
04/30/04
The movie is always entertaining and frequently smart about the new ground one girl will break to humiliate another.
04/30/04
Top CriticMean Girls is Heathers sanitized for your middle-schooler's protection.
04/30/04
Benefits immensely from screenwriter Tina Fey’s unique insight.
04/30/04
These girls make the animals in Africa look like the belong in a petting zoo - props to Tina Fey for writing a script that's smarter than your usual teenage fare.
04/30/04
Fey balances cartoonish gags with plenty of cleverness ... which makes the trauma and laughs ring true.
04/30/04
Fey's screenplay pulses with authenticity and satirical juice.
04/30/04
A very welcome departure from the vapid, market-tested product that normally acts as Teen Fodder, and it's absolutely one of this year's biggest surprises.
04/29/04
High school's cruel combats make for a funny, smart-stupid comedy from the poison pen of Saturday Night Live genius Tina Fey.
04/29/04
Fitting that one of the themes is finding your individuality because this is the film where Lohan will begin to separate herself from the Hilary Duffs & Mandy Moores.
04/29/04
There are some big laughs, but it lacks that final burst of inspiration to send it over the fences.
04/29/04
It's what would happen if you took a John Hughes film, removed the sap, heightened the laughs, and pitched everything just a wee bit darker.
04/29/04
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