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CHARLIE'S ANGELS
Charlie's Angels was without a doubt one of the best, most enjoyable
times I've had in a movie theatre this year. Charlie's Angels was
a hundred times better really than it had any right to be. It's
a phenomenal success for everyone involved. Somehow the cast and
crew managed to bottle pure fun. When the movie begins with its
wild opening sequence, it's kind of a litmus test for the audience.
They really ask you to accept quite a bit in terms of the premise
and style of the movie, but once the opening credits sequence began
and we saw the history of the Angels, I was open to anything and
everything the movie was ready to dish out. For a movie that supposedly
had no script, the plot was actually coherent, but the story was
really a clothesline from which to hang fantastically entertaining
action sequences, hilarious dance numbers, and wonderful turns by
the three Angels and Bosley. Oh, those Angels! Cameron Diaz's Natalie
was a knockout and so adorable, Lucy Liu's Alex was sexy and sultry,
and Drew Barrymore's Dylan was kick ass hot stuff. Bill Murray was
perfect and hilarious as Bosley, and even Luke Wilson was great
as Cameron's would-be boyfriend. It was great; Cameron has a hysterical
dancing scene on Soul Train, but Luke Wilson's banter with the burly
bouncers actually stole the scene from Cameron! And kudos for casting
Kelly Lynch, sexier than ever, and Crispin Glover's inspired and
kick ass performance as the bad ass Creepy Guy villain. My mind
tends to wander and ponder ridiculous thoughts during movies, and
this time I was thinking that Tom Cruise should have cameoed as
Ethan Hunt in this film. That would have been funny--imagine the
grin on Cruise's face if he were to watch the Angels in action.
Ethan Hunt and his IMF force would be out of a job! I feel sorry
for those who saw Charlie's Angels and didn't get the joke <*cough*Roger
Ebert*cough*>. They missed out on a fun fun fun time. I couldn't
have been happier with Charlie's Angels. Can't wait for the sequel.
- John Orquiola (reviewed 11/13/2000)
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