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For every TV-into-movie success like
The Fugitive, there are dozens of uninspired films like
The Mod Squad. Happily--and surprisingly--this breezy update of the seminal '70s jiggle show falls into the first category, with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore (who also produced), and Lucy Liu starring as the hair-tossing, fashion-setting, kung fu-fighting trio employed by the mysterious Charlie (voiced by the original Charlie, John Forsythe). When a high-tech programmer (Sam Rockwell) is kidnapped, the angels seek out the suspects, with the daffy Bosley (Bill Murray in a casting coup) in tow. A happy, cornball popcorn flick,
Charlie's Angels is played for laughs with plenty of ribbing references to the old TV show as well as modern caper films like
Mission: Impossible. McG, a music video director making his feature film debut (usually a death warrant for a movie's integrity), infuses the film with plenty of
Matrix-style combat pyrotechnics, and the result is the first successful all-American Hong Kong-style action flick. Plenty of movies boast a New Age feminism that has their stars touting their sexuality while being their own women, but unlike something as obnoxious as
Coyote Ugly,
Angels succeeds with a positive spin on Girl Power for the new millennium (Diaz especially sizzles in her role of crack super agent/airhead blonde). From the send-up of the TV show's credit sequence to the outtakes over the end credits,
Charlie's Angels is a delight.
--Doug Thomas
Product Description
Charlies Angels PSP UMD Movie MODEL- 11472 VENDOR- UMD MOVIES FEATURES- "Charlies Angels" PSP UMD Movie Watch movies on your PSP handheld with DVD picture quality in widescreen. This full length movie fits on a single UMD disc. They are beautiful, they are brilliant and they work for Charlie. This is a sexy, high-octane update of the popular hit show, Natalie (Diaz), Dylan (Barrymore) and Alex (Liu), alongside faithful lieutenant Bosley (Murray), must foil an elaborate murder-revenge plot that could not only destroy individual privacy and corporate security worldwide, but spell the end of Charlie and his Angels. * Starring: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------------- MPAA Rating : PG13 Genre : Action Comedy, Buddy Film, Parody/Spoof Theatrical Date : 2000 Run Time : Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
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