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In the universe of Tina Fey, life in high school is nasty, brutish, and endlessly cyclical.
The movie gets by via a relentlessly self-deprecating awareness of the absurdity of its own existence.
Janis and Damian mutter to each other as they futz with the camera).
Still, Fey is beholden to the hallowed beats of the original material.
A nifty bit of comedic repurposing from that assembly involves the girl who doesnt even go here!
(another homework line) reappearing during the finale to belt a few verses during a group number.
The movie has, thankfully, edited down the song list from the original show.
Such is also the cautionary message ofMean Girlsitself.
(The obsession with Reginas weight, crucial to the plot as its told, remains.)
Wouldnt it feel good to inflict random dress codes on your best friends?
Wouldnt you want to steal an ex back just because?
Mean girls are everywhere, even among the mathletes.
And so long as they flourish, well keep returning toMean Girls.
