Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

McG

Writers (WGA):

Ivan Goff (television series) and
Ben Roberts (television series) ...

Release Date:

27 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

This summer the Angels are back.

Plot:

The Angels investigate a series of murders that occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database. Their prime suspects? A "fallen angel" who was once their ally and the Creepy Thin Man.

Plot Keywords:

Witness Protection | Martial Arts | Ring | Witness Protection Program | Disguise

Awards:

7 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Cameron Diaz	...	Natalie Cook
Drew Barrymore	...	Dylan Sanders
Lucy Liu	...	Alex Munday
Bernie Mac	...	Jimmy Bosley
Crispin Glover	...	Thin Man
Justin Theroux	...	Seamus O'Grady
Robert Patrick	...	Ray Carter
Demi Moore	...	Madison Lee
Rodrigo Santoro	...	Randy Emmers
Shia LaBeouf	...	Max
Matt LeBlanc	...	Jason
Luke Wilson	...	Pete
John Cleese	...	Mr. Munday
Ja'net DuBois	...	Momma Bosley
Cheung-Yan Yuen	...	Deranged Mongol

Also Known As:

Charlie's Angels 2 (USA) (working title)
Charlie's Angels: Halo (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, sensuality and language/innuendo.

Runtime:

106 min | 107 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38873) | Iceland:12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18PL | South Africa:10V | South Korea:12 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Germany:16 (extended version) | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (cut) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003) (cut) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version)

Filming Locations:

Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

A red men's room is seen during the opening credits with the angels dressed as men. This is actually an outtake from the first Charlie's Angels (2000). The bathroom was an exact replica of the one seen in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the Thin Man hits the bridge at the coal bowl, the dummy's boots remain attached to the bike, but when the Thin Man gets up, he has both his boots on.

Quotes:

Madison Lee: I don't take orders from a speaker-box anymore. I work for myself.
Natalie Cook: Well, your boss sucks.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 01: Hottest Stars on the Planet (#8.7)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Anyway You Want It

Fantastic, live-action cartoon fun!

We caught a double at the matinee today and perhaps I found CA:FT so much fun due to the comparison of the pretty lousy League of Extraordinary Gentlemen we had just seen. But, fun it was!

I went in hoping for more of the satirical flair that made the first one enjoyable. CA:FT delivered. This is the way movies about campy TV shows *should* be made. An over-the-top parody that keeps you gasping and laughing the entire time.

If you want "realistic" action, this movie is NOT it. This is a live-action cartoon, beautifully shot in a kinetic MTV style. Cameos are numerous ("Is that Bruce Willis?" "Hey, Pink!") and watch for plenty of little homages to various campy TV series of the same genre.

Most of all, sit back and enjoy! The three angels are as goofy as ever with their satire-sincerity and "fierce" poses. They each have a distinct personality trait which helps all the little subplots keep moving along.

The supporting cast was fine too. Bernie Mac's Bosley was an improvement over the first. Lots of laughs! Demi's Madison character was okay, but I kept getting the impression she was trying too hard. This is a parody and Madison should have been a hammed-up villainess, but Moore remained too seriously focused. This caused the character to seem out of step with the rest of the movie. John Cleese was fine too. His part was small and generally consisted of the tired joke of miscommunication about his daughter's (Liu) occupation.

If you enjoyed the first Charlies Angels, see this! If you like goofy, all-out action fun, see this! If you want drama, skip this.

7 out of 10.