Review of Mean Girls (2004) by Charles R — 01 Aug 2013

Looking back on what was Lindsay Lohan's best career movie/move (Tina Fey's triumphantly quotable spoof about image, unwanted fame, and basic 'survival of the fittest' rules in the vapid, self-absorbed 'dumb = popular' cultural black hole called "high school") is now kinda like watching the 'before' reel from LL's freshman year as a Hollywood starlet - she's dynamite alongside Lacey Chabert, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried, and nails the fast (and equally witty) Fey-isms like a pro.

...but instead of sailing into the "princess of Sunset Blvd" title, she fell straight to the "princess of the tabloids" set and practically ended her ascent to stardom. Sadly, just as Lohan's train departed after this film, the stunning Rachel McAdams (as the titular leader of the 'Plastics') directly used it to ascend to some pretty household name movies and smart indie films.

(Ok quick fanboy moment: Tbh, it's 100% deserved - I would say McAdams is by far my favorite leading actress in Hollywood today, usurping Natalie Portman *gasp* and Anne Hathaway in my heart. <3_____<3 u Rachel McHotams.

) 5/5 Smart, sassy, and asdgubasdfoinasdf so many hotties.