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From: Reviews and Criticism of Vietnam War Theatrical and Television Dramas (http://www.lasalle.edu/library/vietnam/FilmIndex/home.htm) compiled by John K. McAskill, La Salle University ([email protected])

C4252 CHARLIE’S ANGELS (USA, 2000) (Other titles: de Charlie; Gli angli di Charlie; Aniolki Charliego; Charlie et ses droles de dames; Charliejevi angelcki; Drei Engel fur Charlie)

Credits: director, McG (i.e. Joseph McGinty Nichol) ; writers, Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon, John August. Cast: , , , , Sam Rockwell. Summary: Action/adventure film set in contemporary . The ‘angels’ (Diaz, Barrymore and Liu) are three young women employed by the Charles Townsend Detective Agency of Beverly Hills. They are respectively: Natalie, the sunny girl next door who is a demon behind the wheel; Dylan, the wild child, fearless and street-smart; and Alex, the sophisticated beauty who is unstoppable with a laptop. They are assigned to find Eric Knox (Rockwell), a quirky young computer whiz who has been kidnapped. His valuable software may have found its way into the wrong hands. Along with Charlie’s point man, the lovable, bumbling Bosley (Murray), the Angels rush into action. Things, however, are not what they first seemed. Knox is the son of a former Green Beret who was killed in Vietnam. Charlie (voice of John Forsythe) was in the same unit. Knox blames Charlie for his father’s death and is seeking revenge, hoping to draw the reclusive Charlie out into the open

Alphandery, Annalisa. “Gli angeli di Charlie” Rivista del cinematografo 70 (Nov 2000), p. 16-19. Baker, Ken. “Charlie’s angels beats the devil” no. 300 (Nov 13, 2000), p. 22-24. Bernard, Jami. “Heavenly ‘Angels’ are a knockout; Villains, and hair, get flip treatment” Daily news [New York, NY] (Nov 3, 2000), p. 52. Betzold, Michael. “Charlie’s angels” Magill’s cinema annual Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Salem Press, 1982- (2001, p. 95-7) Bianculli, David. “ ‘Angels’ still no more the action Barbies” Daily news [New York, NY] (Nov 6, 2000), p. 90. Billson, Anne. “Bubblegum babes; Cinema” Sunday telegraph [] (Nov 26, 2000), p. 10. Carr, Jay. “Acrobatic acting lets ‘Angels’ take flight” Boston globe (Nov 3, 2000), p. D1. “Charlie’s angels” Film review annual 2001 Englewood, N.J. : J.S. Ozer, 1981- (p. 276-82). “Charlie’s angels” Human events 56/43 (Nov 24, 2000), p. 14. Chetwynd, Josh (see under Puig, Claudia) Covert, Colin. “Three’s a charm” Star tribune [Minneapolis, MN] (Nov 3, 2000), Freetime, p. 30. Dargis, Manohla. “Head trips” LA weekly (Nov 3, 2000), p. 43. De Girolamo Marini, Fabio. “Charlie’s angels” Film [Italy] 8/48 (2000), p. 7-8. Ebert, Roger. “Ok, ladies, smile and say cheese; The movie version of that ‘70s show” The record [Bergen County, NJ] (Nov 3, 2000), Lifestyle/previews, p. 7. Edelstein, David. “ cake” Slate magazine (Nov 3, 2000), p. ? Foreman, Jonathan. [Charlie’s angels] (Nov 3, 2000), p. 47. [Reprinted in Film review annual 2001] Germain, David. “ ‘Angels’ take the cake in big-screen debut” Associated Press (Nov 5, 2000), BC cycle. Gleiberman, Owen. “Angel food cake” no. 568 (Nov 10, 2000), p. 49-50. Goldstein, Patrick. “A devil of a time for ‘Angels’ scribes” (Oct 31, 2000), Calendar, p. F1. Harrison, Eric. “ ‘Charlie’s angels’ has the right look to give crime fighting a good name” Houston chronicle (Nov 3, 2000), Houston, p. 1. Heath, Chris. “The naughty adventures of Miss Drew Barrymore” no. 854 ((Nov 23, 2000), p. 72-82+ [13 p.] Hoberman, J. “Eternal return” Village voice 45 (Nov 14, 2000), p. 131. [Reprinted in Film review annual 2001] Holcomb, Mark. “Untouched by an angel” Village voice 45 (Nov 14, 2000), p. 140. Horn, John. “Hello Angels” Newsweek 136/19 (Nov 6, 2000), p. 74-5. Howard, Jenni Baden. “The sweet taste of Seventies gloss” Daily telegraph [London] (Nov 9, 2000), p. 26. Howe, Desson. “ ‘Angels’ plays all the right angles” Washington post (Nov 3, 2000), Weekend, p. 41. Howell, Peter. “Girls rule, guys droll” Toronto star (Nov 3, 2000), p. ? Jezewski, Kacper. “Aniokli Charliego” Kino 34 (Dec 2000), p. 42. Johnson, Brian D. “Angels and egos” Maclean’s 113/46 (Nov 13, 2000), p. 70+ Johnston, Andrew. “Charlie’s angels” US weekly no. 300 (Nov 13, 2000), p. 34. Joyard, Olivier. “Charlie et ses droles de dames” Cahiers du cinema no. 552 (Dec 2000), p. 85-6. Kempley, Rita. “Hi-yaaah! ‘Charlie’s angels’ has more bounce than kick” Washington post (Nov 3, 2000), p. C1. Keogh, Jim. “ ‘Charlie’s angels’ has no kick, no style” Telegram & gazette [Worcester, MA] (Nov 6, 2000), p. C5. Lane, Anthony. “Dolls before guys” New Yorker 76/34 (Nov 13, 2000), p. 183-5. Larsen, Dave. “Fluffy frothy fun” Dayton daily news (Nov 3, 2000), Go!, p. 7. LaSalle, Mick. “Battle of Angels; A critic compares the hit action movie with the ‘70s TV show that inspired it” (Nov 8, 2000), Daily datebook, p. D1. ______. “Fallen ‘Angels’; Crime-fighting women play it goofy in disastrous updating of TV show” San Francisco chronicle (Nov 3, 2000), Datebook, p. C1. Lee, Tina. “Angels without wings” American salon 123/11 (Nov 2000), p. 30. Limpert, Ann. “Charlie’s angels” Entertainment weekly no. 568 (Nov 10, 2000), p. 95. Major, Wade. “Charlie’s angels” Boxoffice 137 (Jan 2001), p. 68. Manzano, Angie. “Charlie’s angels: Free-market feminism” Off our backs 30/11 (Dec 2000), p. 10. McCarthy, Todd. “Sassy, snappy ‘Angels’: A devil of a good time” Variety 380 (Oct 30-Nov 5, 2000), p. 21+ [2 p.] Medhurst, Andy. “Charlie’s angels” Sight & sound 11 (Jan 2001), p. 43-44. [Reprinted in Film review annual 2001] Mihm, Kai. “Drei Engel fur Charlie” EPD Film 17 (Dec 2000), p. 35. Morgenstern, Joe. “Review/film: In ‘Charlie’s angels,’ hair is flipped, booty shake, but we remain unstirred – After gleeful prologue, it’s just random, ragged spy schlock…” Wall Street journal (Nov 3, 2000), p. W1. Murray, Steve. “At the movies: Fun with ‘Angels’; The joke’s on cast – and lucky audiences – in hilarious remake” Atlanta journal and constitution (Nov 3, 2000), p. ? Natale, Richard. “Soaring ‘Angels’ herald the advent of holiday season; Box office; The lady detectives deliver $40.5 million and help to boost the year’s numbers” Los Angeles times (Nov 6, 2000), Calendar, p. F1. Navarro, Antonio Jose. “Los angeles de Charlie” Dirigido por no. 296 (Dec 2000), p. 23. Noh, David. “Charlie’s angels” Film journal 103 (Dec 2000), p. 51-2. Paris, Barry. “Farrah who?; Drew, Cameron and Lucy are a knockout as the new ‘Charlie’s angels’” Pittsburgh post-gazette (Nov 3, 2000), p. 18. Pohar, Nejc. “Charliejevi angelicki” Ekran 26/1-2 (2001), p. 34. Porta Fouz, Javier. “Compilados y pollos” El amante cine 10/107 (Feb 2001), p. 53. Puig, Claudia. “Heavenly ‘Angels’ smashes glass ceiling; Liberation from ‘70s issues propels film” USA today (Nov 8, 2000), Life, p. 1D. ______and Chetwynd, Josh. “3 of a heavenly kind; Up-to-date ‘Charlie’s angels’ gets out from under the ‘70s cloud. What’s old? Hair flips! What’s new? Cellphones, but no guns” USA today (Nov 3, 2000), Life, p. 1E. Rahner, Mark. “Sorry, Charlie, but this fluffy camp-fest doesn’t quite earn its halo” Seattle times (Nov 3, 2000), Movietimes, p. 11. Rainer, Peter [Charlie’s angels] New York (Nov 13, 2000), p. 77. [Reprinted in Film review annual 2001] Rohrer, Trish Deitch. “Watching the detectives” Premiere 14 (Sep 2000), p. 60-65. Rosen, Steven. “Films come out kicking & swinging; Well, halo again ‘Angels’” Denver post (Nov 3, 2000), p. E-01. Rozen, Leah. “Charlie’s angels” People weekly 54/20 (Nov 13, 2000), p. 41. Rubinfeld, Jenny. “Charlie’s angels” US weekly no. 304 (Dec 11, 2000), p. 12-13. Schickel, Richard. “Fallen angels” Time 156/20 (Nov 13, 2000), p. 114. [Reprinted in Film review annual 2001] Scott, A. O. “Sleek, tough, frosted? Must be empowerment” New York times (Nov 3, 2000), p. E16. Seymour, Gene. [Charlie’s angels] Newsday (Nov 3, 2000), p. B3. [Reprinted in Film review annual 2001] Sheffield, Rob. “Switchblade sisters: Charlie’s angels now” Rolling stone no. 856/857 (Dec 14-21, 2000), p. 52. Smith, Jenn. “Embracing hypocrisy: Why I liked Charlie’s angels” Off our backs 30/11 (Dec 2000), p. 11, 19. Sullivan, Robert. “Undercover girls” Vogue 190/11 (Nov 2000), p. 327-34. Travers, Peter. “ ‘Charlie’s angels’ – jiggle redeemed by babe power” Rolling stone no. 854 (Nov 23, 2000), p. 111. “Tre Bond in gonnella” Rivista del cinematografo 70 (Nov 2000), p. 19+ [2 p.] Turan, Kenneth. “Movie review; The real powerpuff girls; They’re swift, sassy and music-driven. ‘Charlie’s angels’ also has the benefit of a big budget and a corps of writers” Los Angeles times (Nov 3, 2000), Calendar, p. 1. [Reprinted in Film review annual 2001] Valens, Gregory. “Charlie et ses droles de dames” Positif no. 479 (Jan 2001), p. 31. Walsh, Alison. “Angels’ performance simply divine” State journal-register [Springfield, IL] (Nov 9, 2000), p. 21. Weeks, Janet. “Once, twice, three times an angel” TV guide 48/44 (Oct 28-Nov 3, 2000), p. 16-20+ Wilmington, Michael A. [Charlie’s angels] tribune (Nov 3, 2000), Friday, p. A. Wirt, John. “Charlie’s angels low on brains and high on flash” The advocate [Baton Rouge, LA] (Nov 10, 2000), p. ? Zacarek, Stephanie. “Charlie’s angels” Salon.com (Nov 3, 2000)

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