Charlies Angels made $264m worldwide, so this sequel is more of the same, only louder and more mechanical. Even a movie whose idea of wit is a character called Helen Zaas (say it three times very fast) needs a plot, though, so the Angels chase a pair of information-laiden rings for.oh, some reason, leading to fast-cut action sequences that spoof The Matrix. If you were pitching Full Throttle to an executive, youd need storyboards, because words alone cannot describe the seemingly random succession of scenes where everyones jumping or running about but nothing really happens. Even if youre not expecting much from this glorified music video, the repetitive fight scenes will make you nod off, provided Cameron Diazs character doesnt make you want to slap her first. You can guarantee that whenever the girls need information, the writers will come up with the stupidest possible method, such as dressing Bernie Mac as a traffic warden (what is this, Scooby Doo?). And check this out: when Demi Moores Angel goes rogue, steals the rings and shoots our heroines, their bulletproof brassieres save their lives.
Ian Watson is the author of 'Midnight Movie Madness', a 600+ page guide to "bad" movies from 'Reefer Madness' to 'Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead.'
