| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"Reasonably mean and certainly funny, but eventually wimps out." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"Mean Girls is a pitcher of Kool-Aid with a drop of acid..." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"In a wasteland of dumb movies about teenagers, Mean Girls is a smart and funny one." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"Though not a perfect comedy, it manages to be quite often laugh-out-loud funny." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Jack Garner |
"...director Mark Waters keeps the film brisk and entertaining and edgy..." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"Don't ditch this viewing assignment." more... |
A- |
filmcritic.com
David Thomas |
"This falls into the category of teen fare that’s better than you’d expect." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"From wide-eyed innocent to queen of mean, Lindsay Lohan's comic journey makes an above-average teen comedy." more... |
B- |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"The happy ending is depressingly predictable." more... |
C |
New York Times
Elvis Mitchell |
"...tart and often charming..." more... |
B+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...Mean Girls works for its first three-quarters, then implodes as it approaches the finish line." more... |
C+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"(Tina) Fey subverts formula to find comic gold." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"Screenwriter Tina Fey writes with wit and observation..." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ellen A. Kim |
"...starts off sharp and juicy, then runs out of gas halfway through." more... |
C |
USA Today
Mike Clark |
"...gets funnier as it goes..." more... |
B |
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