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Seven years after the success of the original “Mean Girls,” the final film produced by the made-for-home division Paramount Famous Productions arrived on ABC Family (now known as Freeform). The film was “Mean Girls 2,” a sequel no one asked for filled with Disney Channel stars looking to add a massive property to their resumes. It had a toothless approach to the “be yourself” message of the previous film, but with way more #NotLikeMostGirls faux-feminism. Another tale of a new girl attending a high school run by a popular clique of girls known as “The Plastics,” this sequel trades in the Burn Book gossip for a prank war that feels plucked out of, well, a Disney Channel Original Movie. Bless Tim Meadows, who returns to play Principal DuVall, making him the only character to appear in all three films.
“Mean Girls 2” would have been a fine film about clique warfare had it not been forced into the shadow of the original juggernaut, and there’s a reason a majority of people don’t even know this film exists. I’m sorry, director Melanie Mayron. I love you so much and I do not blame you for any of this!
Star Bethany Anne Lind has enjoyed dunking on the film for years, often replying to people watching it with her own commentary. On the film’s 10th anniversary, she even compiled a collection of some of the best “Mean Tweets” about her feature acting debut. My personal favorite is when one user tweeted (it was still Twitter back then) “‘Mean Girls 2’ is trying SO hard I can’t watch this,” to which Lind replied, “How dare you accuse us of trying.”
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