If you liked Charlie's Angels, chances are you'll dig its sequel, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. Besides more action, less clothes and Demi Moore, the crime-fighting trio starts right where they left off -- seductively kicking butt in the most impossible ways.
The Angels--Natalie (Cameron Diaz), Dylan (Drew Barrymore) and Alex (Lucy Liu)--are called to action when two special rings have fallen into the wrong hands.
Together, the rings reveal the new identities of those who have entered the Federal Witness Protection Program. Witnesses are being murdered, so the three lovely ladies step up and take on the case.
It is immediately clear that the movie is going to be action-packed, and apparently take place in outer space, especially when the angels are forced to jump off a bridge, seemingly defying gravity, to safely grab hold of a nearby helicopter.
The three continue to fight the bad guys and solve the crime using many facades as they did in the original film.
This time, instead of Dutch yodelers, men and racecar drivers, the girls go undercover as boat painters, private investigators and motor bicyclists to throw off the enemy.
The only problem is all the costume changes and action-packed scenes left me wondering where the plot had gone.
However, the confusion is quickly overlooked as one is awed again by the kung-fu karate, which is often accented in slow motion, and the angels are able to perform while wearing skin-tight leather pants and high heels.
The angels are guided by the familiar voice of Charlie and a new addition, their colleague, Bosley, played by Bernie Mac.
The plot thickens when it turns out one of the angels has a secret past that puts all the other girls in danger and leaves her questioning whether or not she should still be an angel.
Also, the addition of ex-angel, Demi Moore, gives the audience what they want: Diaz and Moore in bathing suits and chick fights.
Though Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle definitely compliments the first film with more action and the same fun, fit trio, the movies are so similar that it's hard to decipher what the differences really are.
Overall I'd have to say "Sorry, Charlie."
-- Reviewed by Sarah Nolan
