|
It all
seemed so daring back in the 70's. Three beautiful women,
hired as private detectives who knew the right moves to beat
up the baddies in a fair fight.
 |
| Angel
Drew - where's ET? |
So successful
was the television version of Charlie's Angels that
one of it's stars, Farrah Fawcett-Majors (she was married
to Lee "The Six Million Dollar Man" Majors at the
time), became the pinup in most teenage boys bedrooms.
The updated
movie version has a head start in that respect. Cameron Diaz,
Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu are already well known.
The only
link with the original show is that John Forsythe is retained
as the voice of Charlie, the Angels employer.
 |
| Angel
Cameron - how's the hair gel? |
The problem
is that this film follows in the familiar footsteps of other
TV retreads like Mission Impossible 2. There are plenty
of set action pieces, a few comic lines but ultimately the
plot's too simple. And any regular movie goer will know who
the bad guy is. What other kind of part does Tim Curry play
these days?
 |
| Angel
Lucy - where's Ally? |
That basic
storyline involves the kidnapping of a computer billionaire
and the Angels attempts to rescue him. And err...that's it.
However,
it does allow for the use of plenty of high-tech gadgets,
various disguises and lots of oriental style fighting.
It's Nichol's
directorial debut. He's more used to producing pop videos
and GAP adverts. So there's plenty of gloss to the film but
it becomes tiresome after a while.
 |
| Hey,
you're not Bosley. Where's Bosley? |
Charlie's
Angels was a hit some twenty five years ago but was never
very creditable. I suspect the same will be said about the
movie. Plenty will go to see it, much merchandise will be
sold, there'll undoubtedly be a sequel but really you've seen
it all before and it's little more than average.
And I'm
afraid Bill Murray just doesn't come close to the late David
Doyle's original Bosley.
|
