Mean Girls

Mean Girls is far from the first American teen film to deal with the strict hierarchy of American high schools, where you cannot just be yourself but absolutely must belong to one of the many cliques. This film is simply a little sharper and more on target than most others in its genre. It is a keen and very funny satire of American youth culture.

Since Cady grew up in Africa and was home-schooled, she is completely unprepared for the world of high school with its intricate social rules. Because she is new and interesting, she is invited to join the cool girls' club, the school's uncrowned queens. This jeopardises her friendship with the outsiders Janis and Damian, for although Cady's intention is to undermine the scheming bitches, she gradually becomes fascinated by the self-assured Regina, who can get whatever she wants - and whoever she wants. In the end Cady herself is caught in a web of backbiting, jealousy and deceit, so that she is close to losing herself entirely.