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Plot Summary
The
Angels, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore), and Alex (Lucy
Lui) have a new assignment. Two
rings encrypted with the identities of everyone on the Witness Protection
Programme in America have been stolen.
Any number of criminal gangs would pay big bucks to get their hands
on the rings. The angels must
identify the mastermind behind the theft and find the rings before they
are sold.
Review
There was a certain novelty
when the first Charlies Angels
movie came out. The film was
based on the popular, long running TV series and there was a lot of
interest in what the movie had to offer.
For this reason alone it was probably worth a watch.
So what has this sequel got to
offer without the nostalgic interest of the first movie?
Well, the whole movie is made up of random action sequences and
comedy sketches strung together by the weakest of plots.
Most of the action scenes are silly.
I know that the movie is poking fun at itself and other action
movies but some of the scenes are just nonsense and there is no
consistency from one scene to the next.
The emphasis is definitely on
comedy. Throughout the movie
there are what can only be described as “comedy sketches” because, as
with the action scenes, the comedy views like a number of random sketches
“stuck” together. There
are some very funny parts but also a lot of silly nonsense as well.
One contradiction in the movie
is that the girls are put forward as independent “ass-kickers”,
sisters-are-doing-it-for-themselves, but they are then sold-out by blatant
sexism. Not that there’ll
be any complaints from the male element of the audience as the girls
masquerade in different roles in their skimpy outfits!
As in the first movie Cameron
Diaz, who plays scatterbrain Natalie gets the greater role and gets the
funniest parts. She also gets
the chance to do some more dance routines and the music is actually very
good throughout the movie. Drew
Barrymore and Lucy Liu play their part and all three look like they are
enjoying themselves playing detective.
Demi Moore, who plays fallen
Angel, Madison Lee is in her first film since 1997.
Bruce Willis makes a cameo appearance at the start of the movie.
Bottom Line:
A disjointed comedy that is funny in parts but without a good story
or action sequences is lacking.
Reviewed by Niall
Quinn,
Premier Movie Reviews 2003
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