Charlie's Angels Reviews

• Silly fluff about superwomen who defeat crime without effort

  highwaytourist2011-09-22

  This show owes more to the James Bond series and The Bionic Woman than the TV series which bears its name. It's about three superwomen who easily solve complex cases that law enforcement and intelligence agencies are unable to crack. They seem to have superhuman powers. In one scene, a secure door to a five star hotel is easily kicked in by one of the private detectives. They speak multiple languages. They have no trouble hacking into the most secure computers. At times, evidence falls into their laps so conveniently, they don't need to do any detective work. They easily overpower trained thugs and bodyguards who are twice their size, and they do it without messing up their designer clothes and make-up. I realize this isn't supposed to be literal reality, but it could at least be believable. Problem is, this is so unreal, it could be a Saturday morning cartoon. I'm not saying there aren't any tough women. With the proper fitness and combat training, a woman can kick some serious ass. But the stuff shown could only be done by soldiers with special forces training. It never even begins to be credible.

• I don't know what this is, but it's not Charlie's Angels

  gerard-212011-10-25

  I wanted so bad for this series to work, but it was just horrible. I tried watching the pilot but couldn't make it past poor writing, bad acting and the racing from action sequence to action sequence with zero character development. Why was it necessary to make the Angels bad asses? And that bit about Bosley being a hunk with mad computer skills is just plain dumb. The next episode I tried to watch was the one where an aspiring model disappears and the Angels are called in to find her. They learn that this model shared a big house with some other models, so they have to go undercover and infiltrate. So far so good, as I anticipate they'll spend the rest of the episode at the mansion trying to find out what misfortune befell their client's daughter, just like the original would have. I assumed it would be about typical criminal activity like prostitution or white slavery gone wrong. But no, they turned it into an episode of international intrigue by having the models marrying foreign criminals for green cards! Turns out the model they were looking for got killed by her green card husband because she stumbled onto his global assassination plot, lol. Of course the requisite computer hacking, gunfire and action sequences ensue. Same with the most anticipated episode, Angels in Chains. They go to a prison in Cuba? Again they take an original series' idea and try to "make it more relevant" by introducing 24-like elements, with the CIA getting involved and the plot evolving into one of international intrigue. What kind of nonsense is this? These women are private eyes, not Navy Seals! In short, the producers writers/decided to forgot all about the charmingly cheesy and campy elements of the original series and instead created some mindless action shoot-em-up. Furthermore, the Angels in the original were very engaging and enjoyed great reporte with each other and none of that his present in this incarnation. I guess between all the explosions, machine gun fire, global threats and computer hacking there just wasn't any time left for good old-fashioned character interaction.

• Good and entertaining

  kirpo-kakkonen2017-09-26

  First, a lot of people are bashing this reboot of Angels down. For acting, story lines, what ever reason. For me this was like a dream come true when made. They kept the spirit of the original series alive, and did not go into these endless & countless bigger than life conspiracy series. What I liked about Charlies Angels, was. the chemistry between the actors. The Girls seemed to get a long well and characters were friends as well. Three different girls, with skills to compliment each other. And they updated Bosley from a comical sidekick, to a sexy guy equal to Angels. OK, I am biased here. I love Ramon Rodriguez... The story lines were easy to follow, and nothing too complicated. Yes, the holes you can walk an elephant through, but who cares!!! This is Angels. For me, this was a very well made reboot of my childhood favorite. And refreshing in the way, that this was lighthearted and good no nonsense entertainment... Unfortunately did not succeed to turn a lot of people around. Shame. I loved, liked, and truly enjoyed. Not perfect, but close. With a full Hands Down, I do recommend this

• Not worth your time

  chantalb512011-09-24

  When I was a kid I watch the original series and remember Bobsley the chunkie older and comic relief character that loved his angels. I also remember the voice of Charlie, authoritative but kind. The stories were simple but didn't like drama and each angel had their own charm. One was a tom boy, the other a model the third the action one. They were all ex cops who were given dull jobs because of their gender. Now this series is nothing like that. Bobsley is a hunky ladie's man hacker with no charm. The angels have a dirty past, their dresses are skimpy, their bodies are skinny and they are like barbies who can fight. Let's talk about the fight for a minute: shaky cams and unnecessary are the norm in this first episode. Avoid.

• Awful

  joshuaxanderson2011-09-24

  This was an hour of my life that I wish I had back. Every character was basically the same. The good guys are all super-hot bad-asses with hearts of gold while the bad guys are all super-hot bad-asses without hearts at all. That would be bad enough but the dialogue was so forced and simplistic that I think it was written by a fourth grader. There was no wit in the banter and every pathetic attempt at a joke fell flat. And don't get me started on the plot, it was even worse! For example, Charlie and the angels can't link the bad guy to his crimes. This is supposedly because he has some Russian woman with a photographic memory who keeps all of his information in her brain, and not in a computer that can be hacked. But what kind of mastermind criminal would trust all of his secrets to a Russian woman who had already crossed the Russian Mafia! Also, how does one person having a photographic memory erase all potential traces of criminal activity associated with another person? But wait, it gets even better because the angels are sent on a mission to kidnap the woman and find out what she knows to link the bad guy with his crimes, only they don't even try to get this info out of her. Instead, they have to find out where the bad guy has their newest angel held captive (she was caught because she couldn't stop staring at a broken angel, how dumb is that!) Fortunately, this guy likes to torture people at the same place he receives his kidnapped children so the good guys can wrap the whole thing up in a nice neat bow with one last predictable fight scene. Case closed, let's all get drunk on Charlie's boat without him!