‘Mean Girls’: A Coming-of-Age Teen Comedy

It’s a questionable tale with questionable characters and motivations.

Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan, L) joins the Plastics (L–R): Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried), Regina George (Rachel McAdams), and Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert), in “Mean Girls.” Paramount Pictures

2004 | PG-13 | 1h 37m | Comedy

Despite Lindsay Lohan’s many personal and legal problems, she is definitely a  talented actress (or was). After seeing her recently in “The Parent Trap” (1998), I thought it would be interesting to also watch the oddly lauded “Mean Girls” (2004) since I’m always game for a good coming-of-age teen comedy.