I must admit that I have not yet seen the predecessor to `Full Throttle'. But I know that the reviews were very hit-and-miss. The action genre isn't always my favourite type of movie, but I do like the action-chick-flicks. `Tomb Raider' and `The Long Kiss Goodnight' are two such movies that spring to mind. And so continues the transition of the campy 70's TV show to the silver screen. In short, if you want a good action movie, then this is the film for you.
Not only that, it is actually quite funny for the most. You might think that the continual sexual innuendo/ double entendres would wear thin after a while, but they remain consistently funny (Boy, it was really pumping me out there. I'm gonna be wet for hours!). That said, this is humour at its cheesiest. Few films take themselves less seriously than this. While there are some sub-plots thrown in here and there, the film is really only a bit of gas. As an equation, this is style over substance, but that's not to say that it isn't a refreshing hour and a half.
And the movie generates most of its energy from the enthusiasm of the performances. The `Angels' are all on top-form and are perfectly suited to their roles. Their undercover scenes are quite funny too. Usually in these similarly themed movies, the villain is highly un-memorable. But Demi Moore's fallen `Angel' Madison Lee is one of the best villains in a while. She may be 40, but she is also super-sexy, convincing, and it's good to see her return to the big screen. The other baddie, played by Justin Theroux, is the exact stereotype I mentioned earlier. Matt LeBlanc (more like Matt lePlank) does his `Joey' routine again, but certainly doesn't prove to be any more than, er, Joey. Then there are good (if not irrelevant) cameos from Bruce Willis, Carrie Fisher and Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen. Bernie Mac (Ocean's Eleven) replaces Bill Murray's original Bosley role. I thought he was well suited for the part, but it doesn't make sense why a white man would have an all black family! The exact same applies to John Cleese as Lucy Liu's dad. He's funny, but why would an Englishman have an Asian daughter? The mind boggles.
Another good point is the soundtrack. It is filled with loads of cool songs that bring the film style and an upbeat sense of itself. The plot is certainly the weakest point. It forms a bare skeleton for the film to stick to. The story of a list of people using the Witness Protection Programme certainly isn't what `Charlie's Angels' will be remembered for. Action sequences and CG are expected to be perfect in today's high-tech world, thus, all visual points are well choreographed and conceived.
A good high-octane summer blockbuster, `Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' is good guilty fun. It's not `The Godfather', but it isn't brainless and inept either. If you want good popcorn entertainment `Charlie's Angels' is worth a look. My IMDb rating: 6.9/10.
Not only that, it is actually quite funny for the most. You might think that the continual sexual innuendo/ double entendres would wear thin after a while, but they remain consistently funny (Boy, it was really pumping me out there. I'm gonna be wet for hours!). That said, this is humour at its cheesiest. Few films take themselves less seriously than this. While there are some sub-plots thrown in here and there, the film is really only a bit of gas. As an equation, this is style over substance, but that's not to say that it isn't a refreshing hour and a half.
And the movie generates most of its energy from the enthusiasm of the performances. The `Angels' are all on top-form and are perfectly suited to their roles. Their undercover scenes are quite funny too. Usually in these similarly themed movies, the villain is highly un-memorable. But Demi Moore's fallen `Angel' Madison Lee is one of the best villains in a while. She may be 40, but she is also super-sexy, convincing, and it's good to see her return to the big screen. The other baddie, played by Justin Theroux, is the exact stereotype I mentioned earlier. Matt LeBlanc (more like Matt lePlank) does his `Joey' routine again, but certainly doesn't prove to be any more than, er, Joey. Then there are good (if not irrelevant) cameos from Bruce Willis, Carrie Fisher and Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen. Bernie Mac (Ocean's Eleven) replaces Bill Murray's original Bosley role. I thought he was well suited for the part, but it doesn't make sense why a white man would have an all black family! The exact same applies to John Cleese as Lucy Liu's dad. He's funny, but why would an Englishman have an Asian daughter? The mind boggles.
Another good point is the soundtrack. It is filled with loads of cool songs that bring the film style and an upbeat sense of itself. The plot is certainly the weakest point. It forms a bare skeleton for the film to stick to. The story of a list of people using the Witness Protection Programme certainly isn't what `Charlie's Angels' will be remembered for. Action sequences and CG are expected to be perfect in today's high-tech world, thus, all visual points are well choreographed and conceived.
A good high-octane summer blockbuster, `Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' is good guilty fun. It's not `The Godfather', but it isn't brainless and inept either. If you want good popcorn entertainment `Charlie's Angels' is worth a look. My IMDb rating: 6.9/10.