Reviews
Mean Girls
starring Haley Fitzgerald, Megan Thee Stallion and Angourie Rice
- 3 from the press
- 6.3 · 4 votes
Mean Girls: reviews
Reviews
6.3 4 votes
What the critics say average 5.8 from 3 outlets
- 7.0 VarietyOwen Gleiberman
You can rest assured that this musical sticks close to the spirit and to the letter of the movie that updated and mythologized the culture of gossip and backstabbing for a new generation. The new movie nudges the material into our own era in a handful of ways.
Read - 6.3 USA TodayBrian Truitt
This new installment of 'Mean Girls' sticks to the script in terms of plot, to a slavish extent. Even Fey and Tim Meadows playing their old teacher roles seem forced and uninspired. Only when the film remembers that it is a musical does it refreshingly break with the norm.
Read - 4.0 The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney
All the effervescence and fun have been drained out of the material in this labored reincarnation, a movie musical made by people who appear to have zero understanding of movie-musical vernacular.
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Questions about the reviews of Mean Girls
- What score does Mean Girls have?
- Readers give it 6.3 (4 votes). The critics, 5.8 on average from 3 reviews.
- What do the critics say about Mean Girls?
- The highest score is Variety’s (7.0) and the lowest The Hollywood Reporter’s (4.0).