Mean Girls achieves something incredible with the critics

The Mean Girls movie is here to stay, and the fact is that the 2004 film made a whole generation find a very funny space in the cinema, to such a degree that it became a very successful Broadway musical that would now become a movie again, yes, the movie version of the musical.

Mean Girls achieves something incredible with the critics

Many people have commented on what they thought of the movie, and it is not supposed to be competing to be better, but a new option for everyone. But will it be good enough for the critics? The film already has a 71% approval rating, showing that the critics accepted it quite well, while the critics gave it a 67% approval rating. While the 2004 film, which has 84% critical acclaim and 66% audience approval.

Joe Lipsett of Queer.HorrorMovies:

For the most part, the songs offer a shot of adrenaline, though they often highlight how routine and familiar the plot beats are. This is particularly evident in the second half of the film, when the songs slow down and the film occasionally forgets it’s a musical. Heavy Girls is fun and makes some clever changes to address the dated elements of the original. Still, it’s hard to shake the sense of deja vu in Fey’s script. If you’ve seen Mark Waters’ 2004 version, you’ve basically already seen Heavy Girls 2024.

Valerie Complex de Deadline:

Hacer películas es difícil. Es probable que adaptar musicales al cine lo sea aún más. Si bien Chicas Pesadas 2024 intenta encomiablemente modernizar y ampliar su predecesora, en última instancia, lucha por ofrecer una narrativa cohesiva y atractiva. La falta de enfoque de la película, la integración musical inconsistente y la excesiva sexualización innecesaria eclipsan sus pocos puntos fuertes. La película de 2004 ha consolidado su lugar en el cine y la cultura pop, mientras que es probable que la versión de 2024 caiga en el olvido.

What do you think about it? Do you like the new Mean Girls movie or do you prefer the original?