Mean Girls is back, 20 years after the original film became such a pop-culture touchstone that you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who couldn’t answer the question On what day of the week do we wear pink? The new film is not a simple remake, but rather, an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway musical. Though both are from comedian Tina Fey, 2024’s tuneful, Gen Z rendition of the millennial classic promises, at least in promotional materials, that it “isn’t your mother’s Mean Girls.” (Mother?! That math doesn’t add up.) So, just how well does the new film stack up against the 2004 cult favorite? Grab your JanSport and write down your locker code number because we’re handing out report cards to the students of North Shore High School.
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