Mean Girls ***
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Lizzy Caplan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Daniel Franzese, Tim Meadows, Jonathan Bennett, Amanda Seyfried
Director: Mark S. Waters

Cady Heron (Lohan) has traveled all around the world and has been home schooled for most of her life by her parents. But, when her parents finally settle down, she is introduced to the harsh world of high school. Janis and Damian, two of the less cool kids, befriend her and teach her the ways of the school and explain the various groupings of students. One group, the "plastics" is the prettiest, most popular, and bitchiest in the whole school. When Cady gets invited into this group, she decides to bring them down from within, with the help of Janis and Damian. And while most of their schemes backfire, the plastics eventually suck Cady in and make her truly one of them.

Although not based on a "Saturday Night Live" skit, this movie is swarming with SNL players. Lorne Michaels produced it and Tina Fey wrote and stars in it as Cady's math teacher. And unlike most SNL movies, this one is actually quite good and funny. My one complaint is that instead of having a bit more edgy ending, they opt to take a more "happy" route. I think that this movie will appeal most to teens, who will definitely be able to relate to the high school atmosphere in the movie, but adults can enjoy it as well. In fact, they might even come to understand their kids a bit more, for good or for bad.