Mean Girls 2 (2011)
Brief review: In this made-for-TV sequel to the 2004 hit teen comedy "Mean Girls", high school senior Jo Mitchell befriends outcast Abby Hanover, and follows the girls as they take on the school's mean girls, the Plastics. Story-wise, "Mean Girls 2" brings nothing new to the table, as it's a complete spin-off (or should I say a rip-off) to the original, and while the movie delivers a few clever lines and a couple of good laughs along the way, it suffers badly from a sub-par acting, poor execution and crappy visuals. Considering the fact that "Mean Girls 2" is a TV movie, its cheap look can be forgiven, but the lack of imagination and fresh ideas couldn't. Melanie Mayron's unbelievably uninspired direction totally ruins this otherwise potentially decent teen comedy, and so does the mediocre acting from the young cast involved. Meaghan Martin is a sweet-looking girl, but her acting skills are quite weak to say the least. Maiara Walsh is mediocre at best as the 'meanest girl', Mandi, while the other two 'plastics' are downright annoying. Jennifer Stone plays the only truly likable character in the movie, and she does a decent job in her role as the rich, yet rejected Abby. Though Bethany Annes character barely appears on screen, she's somewhat interesting.
Overall summary: Thanks to its mildly amusing script, "Mean Girls 2" is somewhat watchable, if quite unnecessary and poorly-crafted sequel, that has no real reason to exist.
Overall summary: Thanks to its mildly amusing script, "Mean Girls 2" is somewhat watchable, if quite unnecessary and poorly-crafted sequel, that has no real reason to exist.
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