Early reviews for Charlie's Angels (2019)

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Review: 'Charlie's Angels' May Be A Mess But Heaven Help Me, I'm Ready For The Sequel Now



Charlie's Angels Review: Fresh, Empowering & A Whole Lotta Fun

Charlie’s Angels Review: More Than Heavenly Bodies, It’s Divine Fun

It also works because Elizabeth Banks, having graduated from the “Pitch Perfect” series, proves herself to be a filmmaker who can stage fireworks with extreme flair. The plot of “Charlie’s Angels” turns on a series of reversals and double-crosses that Banks juggles with propulsive agility. She also elicits a sensational performance from the actor who plays the supreme villain. He hits a note of dastardly Machiavellian panache that brings life to the film’s cartoon vision of three Angels taking down the patriarchy, one strike-a-pose masquerade and forearm smash at a time

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"Tracking for an opening of less than $15m, compared with the 2000 iteration’s $40m without inflation, there seems to be a sense of apathy, or even worse, unawareness from audiences for the latest refresh, easily dismissed as an inevitable rather than necessary product."

"Back in 2000, the glossy relaunch of Charlie’s Angels felt like a genuine pop culture event. The central casting of Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu, all at the height of their fame, was an impressively inspired get. The accompanying lead single from Destiny’s Child was not only a smash hit but a deserved one. The gaudy aesthetic and post-Matrix bullet time action were laughable but also undeniably of the moment. It was the most 2000 film released in 2000, and at the time it was impossible to avoid – a slick, pre-packaged blockbuster received with as much enthusiasm as it was made. Almost 20 years, one sequel and one failed TV series later, the franchise is back, but all that buzz has been replaced with something else: deafening silence."

"It’s forgettable on reflection, but pacey in the moment, proving to be far less wretched a watch than so many other creatively bankrupt IP resurrections of late. It’s better than it could have been while also not being quite good enough to warrant any further installments."

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The result is a grand remodel that honors its precursors while elevating itself beyond them. Banks brings Charlie’s Angels into the modern age with flair, all while unapologetically raising a feminist flag, championing female friendships and subtly making a point about the urgency of the ongoing climate crisis.

But make no mistake: These Angels still kick a**. Banks peppers in the action-movie sequences that fans of this genre have come to expect, and they are well plotted and paced. (The final comeuppance stands out as expertly choreographed and executed with ballet-like precision.)

The movie isn’t shy about making its main point: Men are not inherently more valuable than women — or, as Sabina puts it in her opening line, “Women can do anything.” That kind of on-the-nose dialogue will undoubtedly irritate some viewers, but over time the film cleverly earns its stripes beat by beat. The result is a wildly entertaining action flick that also happens to expose the systemic ways that men are overvalued and women are undervalued in society, and daringly connects this pattern to nothing short of planetary annihilation.

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Banks takes her fun seriously, and her film’s biggest set pieces are stitched together with the kind of effort and ingenuity that’s often missing from modern Hollywood action movies. The fisticuffs are framed too tightly and the fights can be edited to the point of abstraction, but it’s so refreshing to see character-driven combat that makes real use of the surroundings. Whether it’s Sabina chanting “S***! ****! ****!” whenever she’s on the sidelines, or Jane rigging an Istanbul rock quarry to her advantage in the middle of a shootout, “Charlie’s Angels” always remains on mission.

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‘Charlie’s Angels’ Review: One of the Most Enjoyable Franchise Reboots of 2019

This hasn’t been the best year for reboots and what one might consider unnecessary continuations of big budget franchises. After Men in Black: International proved to be a swing and a miss for Sony, concern grew for Charlie’s Angels, and the uninspiring trailers didn’t help. Turns out, however, this might be one of the most pleasant surprises of the year! Not only does Elizabeth Banks prove the brand still has great appeal, but she also adds to it by broadening the scope of the Townsend Agency and introducing three wildly charming new leads.

Charlie’s Angels is a good time but what makes it a real blast is that it seems like everyone involved truly loved working on the film and that enthusiasm is palpable here. On top of that, Charlie’s Angels also rocks a phenomenal supporting ensemble with a laundry list of big names that aren’t merely there to up the star power; they’re all extremely well cast and actually make a real impression.

Business is king in Hollywood so the likelihood of getting another Charlie’s Angels movie will probably come down to box office returns, but Banks did exactly what she needed to with this first installment. Charlie’s Angels is a highly entertaining action comedy with a winning “close as sisters” leading trio that also gives a big boost to the network of Angels. If I could have walked straight from this movie into a second installment of this iteration of the franchise, I would have.

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When it was announced that Elizabeth Banks was rebooting the classic Charlie's Angels franchise the resounding question was "do we really need it?" After watching the wildly entertaining, action-packed, and genuinely hilarious film in a theater filled with cheering and applause the answer is a resounding yes. Written and directed by Banks, starring Kristen Stewart, Ella Balinska, and Naomi Scott, the action-comedy takes a tried and tested formula and makes it fresh once again. If there's any justice in our bland blockbuster-saturated world it'll spark a whole new era for the fabulous franchise.

In a month where most tentpole releases have fallen flat let's hope that this unabashedly fun and fluffy action flick finds an audience. Charlie's Angels feels uniquely suited to please multiple audiences from young viewers who want something aspirational and fresh, older ones who enjoy the camp brilliance of it all, and even unexpected ones who might not think that the pink-hued film is for them but are surprised by both the action and comedy chops of the cast. It's hard to know how any film will land but Charlie's Angel has charm and laughs by the bucket load and is the perfect popcorn watch whilst we all wait for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

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The new “Charlie’s Angels" is headed for a big flop this weekend.

Last night in previews, the new Angels made just $900,000. Predictions are for a $12 million weekend, if lucky. That’s pushing it.

On Rotten Tomatoes, these Angels have scored a lowly 58%. There is no enthusiasm for it.

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