In recent years, almost all Hollywood movies are either a remake, reboot or a sequel. I can’t speak for everyone but even the silly cats hiding in a rubbish bin would know the reason behind this: it’s due to brand recognition.
Take, for example, the movie of this article: it’s based on a 2000 movie of the same name that’s based on a 1976 television series of the same name. It’s made “Good morning, Charlie!” a catchphrase, and I’m going to go out on a limb and say that once an organisation is made aware of this movie, they’ll be happy to know that women are portrayed to be able to kick ass as well as men, too, though the price tag of the ticket might be a tad expensive.
Some reboots work and has become a new franchise altogether: think Star Trek, Star Wars and all the Marvel movies. Some failed like the Terminator.
So which group does Charlie’s Angels fall in?
Let’s find out.
Charlie’s Angel, A Reboot or Remake or Sequel
This’s a tad tricky, since the first two Charlie Angle movies came out in 2000 and 2003.
While this movie comes with a totally new cast, the premise is still the same, and the story follows what happened after the last Charlie’s Angel movie.
So technically speaking, it’s the third move in the franchise with a brand new cast, which the director, Elizabeth Banks, has highlighted, too.
The plot is, well, just like any Charlie’s Angels plot: girls are activated to fight bad guys, girls won, the end.
While there’s a little twist, it doesn’t shine that much.
But is it worth a watch?
It’s Like Watching Influencers Looking Cool
As an Asian, there’s one thing that I’d have noticed right from the beginning: there’s no Asian angel liao.
In the last two films, Lucy Liu played Alex Munday, one of the angels. But given that she’s 50 years old now, it’s understandable that she passed the baton to another Asian…except that she didn’t.
But diversity is still evident in the movie as a black lady joined the cast.
As usual, the movie’s about beautiful women looking beautiful when they need to, and then becoming a Jackie Chan when the script asks for it. The overused joke of people stereotyping them as bimbos are no longer funny now in 2019, and the other lacklustre jokes don’t help, too.
Action scenes are cool but hey: it’s 2019. Cool action scenes belonged to the Die Hard era.
Many people were betting on Kristen Stewart to save the movie, but unfortunately, it didn’t work.
In the Twilight films, it at least has a love story that’s better than any love stories. I was shook to see Patrick Stewart (not related to Kristen) in the film, for the 79-year-old is more well-known to play serious characters, but turns out that despite Captain Picard / Professor X being an important role here, he’s absent most of the time.
All in all, is it worth your money?
Unless you’re not aware that females don’t need a movie to prove how good they are, then skip this one. There’re better movies out there you should be aware of.
Rating: 1/5
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