A film by McG I started watching this movie with the expectation that I would absolutely hate it. I had enjoyed the first Charlie s Angels movie, but the overwhelming number of negative reviews for Charlie s Angels: Full Throttle dropped my expectations to zero. I didn t hate the movie, but I can t say that I really liked it either. The content of the movie was about what you would expect. The three angels, Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore) and Alex (Lucy Liu) are back and are still working for Charlie. This time they are involved on a case that involves the FBI s list of everyone in the Witness Protection Program. There are two rings, that when brought together, contain the codes to reveal the entire list. This is very dangerous information to let fall into the wrong hands. Naturally, it does. The angels are trying to reclaim the rings and stop the bad guy. They are given their missions from Charlie, relayed through Bosley (Bernie Mac). You might remember that Bill Murray was Bosley in the first movie. This Bosley is the step brother of Bill Murray s character. When the first movie came out, it was silly, but it was also fresh. Charlie s Angels did not take itself seriously, and it was a lot of fun to watch. The fight/action scenes in the first gave us Matrix like effects, but it was done well enough, and appropriately enough, that it worked in the context of the movie. This time around the Matrix-effect is used far too often, sometimes at inappropriate times, and it is used in such a way that the angels would give Neo and Trinity a run for their money. We accept that the angels can do things that they shouldn t be able to physically do but Charlie s Angels: Full Throttle stretches credulity a bit too thin. There are some things that work in this movie. The relationship between the three angels is a major selling point for the movie. It seems like they are honestly friends, and it plays very well. The character of Madison Lee (Demi Moore) is another strong point for the movie. Madison is a former angel, one who left Charlie s employ but still bears a grudge. Madison was the most interesting character in the movie, despite her lack of screen time. The other interesting character was the returning Thin Man (Crispin Glover), but he wasn t really given anything to do. Just when it looked like his character might develop, he was off the screen again. The bottom line is that this is a fast-paced, silly action movie. I didn t think it was very good, but at least I wasn t checking the clock every 5 minutes. That s really the best I can say for it. It was dumb, but it wasn t boring. Charlie s Angels: Full Throttle will never be confused with a good movie, but it isn t the worst movie of the year, either. 2 1/2 out of 5 pugs I just can't figure out if i'm being generous or not. I mean, i didn't hate it.
I have to agree with ya on the fact it is not a GREAT movie. I watched it not expecting much and got just that. it is simply put something to occupy 90 minutes of time.
i thought the strapless kevlar bulletproof vests were soooo beleivable.