Mean Girls 2

Unplanned sequels are usually an upset when it comes to movies nowadays. Throw in a brand new cast of actors and an identical storyline and you have a failure on the screen. Here we have the perfect storm of all three of these poor situations for a movie. Not that I am a LiLo fan (except to see what a mess she makes of her own personal life) but it would be nice to see her come back to fend off more “Plastics” as they roam the schools bullying the less fortunate. I think Tim Meadows is the only returnee who I could have used a lot more of during the film.

I admit, I was a fan of the first Mean Girls. Lindsay Lohan (Drug Addict), Rachel McAdams (The Notebook), Tina Fey (SNL, also the writer of the screenplay), Amy Poehler (SNL), Lacey Chabert (Party of Five), Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia), Tim Meadows (SNL “Ladies Man”) and Ana Gasteyer (SNL) ALL graced the first Mean Girls…. If you couldn’t find something to laugh at from ONE of those actors, you have no sense of humor. It is unfortunate to say that this movie lacked the talent and the writing that was in its forefather film….. Skip it!

Elementary Grading Scale: Needs Improvement

1-10: 5