Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

"This summer the Angels are back."

2003 1h 46m EN

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5.5

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41%

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4.9

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★5.5TMDB · 3,384🥫41%Rotten Tomatoes●48Metacritic★4.9IMDB · 138,017

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Synopsis

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The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.

“This summer the Angels are back.”

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Cast

Cameron Diaz
Natalie Cook
Drew Barrymore
Dylan Sanders
Lucy Liu
Alex Munday
Demi Moore
Madison Lee
Bernie Mac
Jimmy Bosley
Justin Theroux
Seamus O'Grady
Robert Patrick
Ray Carter
Crispin Glover
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: McG
Writers: Marianne Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley, John August
Languages: English, Mandarin, Spanish
Countries: United States of America, Brazil

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MONEY

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$120M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Mandarin, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Brazil.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Charlie's Angels Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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566+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by McG, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

McG directs. Russell Carpenter behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Wayne Wahrman cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Brazil. Dialogue in English, Mandarin, Spanish.

Trivia

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1$120M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Mandarin, Spanish.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Brazil.
5Part of the "Charlie's Angels Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6566+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by McG, shot by Russell Carpenter. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Wayne Wahrman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "This summer the Angels are back.".
12IMDB entry: tt0305357 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 20 themes, including "martial arts", "robbery", "undercover agent", "spy".
14Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Original score: Edward Shearmur
Editing: Wayne Wahrman
Production design: J. Michael Riva
Costume design: Joseph G. Aulisi
Makeup / hair: Connie Kallos
VFX supervisor: David Jones
Sound: Craig Berkey
Stunt coordinator: Mic Rodgers
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $120,000,000
Box office: $259,175,788
Return: 216% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes: 41% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 48/100
IMDB rating: 4.9/10 · 138,017 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

9 wins & 21 nominations total

Part of

Charlie's Angels Collection

An American media franchise that follows the adventures of the Angels, a team of women working for the Townsend Agency, a private detective agency, under the leadership of Charlie Townsend, their unseen boss. The film series is a continuation of the story with later generations of Angels.

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JPV8522019-10-22
★ 4/10
Really poor sequel that has outlandish action scenes and lame jokes. If there's such a thing as a movie that epitomizes the early 2000s, this is it. Maybe it's my older age, but the T&A aspect holds little weight anymore. 1.75/5
The Movie Diorama2020-01-16
★ 4/10
Charlie’s Angels Full Throttle fully accelerates whilst narratively stuck in second gear. Can I order a McG sandwich please? Huh? You have no filling? Sure, I’ll just take the overly stylised sauce. My personal adoration for this sequel’s predecessor is one that cannot be described fully without tackling the realms of lunacy and diminishing my own critical insight. It’s just a special piece of camp nostalgia for me, even if its construction is more amateurish than Diaz’ dance moves. Interestingly, this continuation was also on repeat as I galloped around the room to the soundtrack of The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers, witnessing physically impossible aerobatic stunts. However, after all these years, it’s time to succumb to the realisation that Full Throttle is a bad film. Much like the first feature, its plot is a secondary product to the outlandish femme fatale antics. This time the angels must secure two H.A.L.O. rings which probably has something to do with monetisation and greed. Don’t ask me! For I honestly do not know. A stationery Barrymore sliding fully under a low table without the use of her arms had me entranced. Liu leaping sixty feet into the air by just jumping off a table had me hypnotised. And of course, Diaz bopping to MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” had me salivating. These, including the last point (have you tried side stepping that rapidly!?), are physically impossible to perform. The wired stunts and choreography are so exaggerated that it becomes laughably terrible, juxtaposing the semi-realistic narrative that McG is attempting to convey. Driving off a dam whilst trying to fly into a helicopter and take off (all in mid-air by the way...) before it crashes? Sure. Why not. Performing motocross stunts whilst upside down and shooting the angels? Eh. I’ll let it slide. Using a lace cape as a squirrel suit, throwing a bomb into a film premiere and perfectly landing in a car whilst being pursed by the angels who are hanging onto illuminated wires? Ummm. I guess. Being tossed through a shop window, like a rag doll, and walking it off before getting changed for the premiere? Now wait just a minute! Heightened stunts and ‘Matrix’-styled slow motion is all fine and dandy, but I need an ounce of realism in order to feel threatened by the danger on screen. The angels are invulnerable to everything, making the entire ordeal worthless. Yes, using a flamethrower to “Firestarter” is bonafide brilliance and shaped me to be the man that I am today. Yet the random action set pieces (to which there are loads!) cannot justify the narrative’s direction. Again, frustrating considering the onscreen chemistry of Diaz, Barrymore and Liu. The one and only Demi Moore is used for an underdeveloped plot twist, as she suggestively licks Diaz’ face. Oh, and Bernie Mac replaced Murray. A fine replacement, but again, under-utilised. Let’s not even discuss Theroux’s insulting Irish accent. The technical aspects, especially the garish green screen and floaty human CGI, unintentionally adds characteristics to the film in general, yet still executed terribly. And the callback “humour”, mostly consisting of the “creepy thin man” and the angels’ relationship, were cringeworthy at best. Although, the ongoing innuendos between Alex and her father did make me chuckle continuously. Is it enough to substantiate a sequel that showcases the apparent curse of “more is better”? Absolutely not. Whilst the heart of Charlie’s Angels resides within, its discombobulated exterior diminished most of the heavenly fun to be had.
Andre Gonzales2023-05-04
★ 7/10
Not as good as the 1st. It was still pretty funny. The sexy trio's fight scenes were a little better in this one.