The film reunites Dylan (Drew Barrymore), Natalie (Cameron Diaz), and Alex (Lucy Liu), as a trio of sexy crime fighters who take on the toughest tasks that no other agency can crack. The Angels are masters of disguise, fighting, and high tech and operate under the guidance of the mysterious Charlie (John Forsythe), who exists only to the Angels in the form of a voice on a speakerphone. Charlie and the Angels are assisted by Bosley (Bernie Mac), (who plays the brother of Bill Murray's character from the past film), and his role is one of liaison and guardian of the ladies.

      The opening of the films has the team rescuing a government agent in Nepal from those bent on capturing his H.A.L.O. ring, which is one half of the witness protection list. Which when joined with the matching ring will unlock the information contained within. Naturally there is all manner of underworld interest in the rings as they offer the chance to get back at those who have harmed their interests and can be sold for a fortune. It does not take long for the Angles to gain a lead on the case and are soon matched up against a former Angel named Madison (Demi Moore) who still harbors feelings of anger from her days as an Angel over a mission that left her injured and a psychotic gang leader Seamus (Justin Theroux), who has a mysterious link to Dylan.

      What follows is a frantic mix of action, stunts, and comedy as the Angels fight the bad guys yet still make time for some fun and a social life. There are several cameos in the film and the return of cult favorite Crispan Glover as The Thin Man. While many of the stunts and action scenes boarder on absurdity and defy all means of logic, they are fun and are pulled off with some great pacing and intensity that delighted many in the audience. The film does have a lot of titillation as a scene involves the girls undercover in a strip club, and The Angles have several double entendre scenes such as a hysterical scene where Alex tells her father (John Cleese) what she does for a living all the while thinking his daughter and the Angels are call girls.

      Yes its Juvenile in parts, has a meandering story and no depth to its plot or character development, but "Full Throttle" is a fun film that is a perfect way to spend a couple of hours this Summer. The film knows what it sets out to be, and Mc G keeps things in check without letting the stunt work or action take over the film. The Angels are the draw and the teamwork between the girls is great and it seems as if the cast had a blast making this film. Moore is good as the icy Madison and it is nice to see her back after her self-imposed hiatus. Bernie Mac fills in well for the departed Murray, but offers a wise cracking Bosley that is a contrast to the goofy charm Murray used for his character. While not as good as the original "Full Throttle" is still a fun time at the theater as long as you leave reality at the door and sit back and enjoy the ride.

     -- Gareth Von Kallenbache ( 3 out of 4 pops )

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      Billy Ray ( 0 out of 4 pops )

      Cameron Diaz is horrible.  Drew Barrymore is horrible.  Lucy Lui is horrible.  Bernie Mac is beyond horrible.  The plot is ridiculous.  The director is a hack and should stick to music videos.  Demi Moore is back -- thank God -- but in the worst possible film of her career.  Matt LeBlanc has a pitiful cameo (alas, "Ed" was so bad, we feel it's effect in this film).  This whole film should never have been greenlighted and replacing a comic genius like Bill Murray with a comic disaster like Bernie Mac is too much for me to even fathom.  If they make a third one, I will leave the country (damn, now I sound like Alec Baldwin when Bush got elected).  Send this one to hell, where it belongs.  It can say hello to "Vanilla Sky" and "Dreamcatcher" for me.

      Matt ( 1 out of 4 pops )

      All people keep raving about is that Cameron, Drew and Lucy looked like they were having a lot of fun. Who cares! I sure as hell wasn't! I know it's all tongue-in-cheek and not meant to be Shakespeare, but you can't always award a film's boldness to be stupid. An action film doesn't need to be intelligent, but it has to have at least a certain degree of wit. The actors and filmmakers don't even put in an honest effort. Hopefully, McG will return to directing music videos after this, because he has about as much directing talent as a 5-year-old with A.D.D. The film lacks ANY sort of real focus, and the girls break into mindless dance numbers whenever, and I repeat WHENEVER, possible. I'm sure the film will make MC Hammer's day, since this marks the first time "U Can't Touch This" has ever been played in about 15 years. The plot is almost non-existent, and the little that does exist isn't worth caring about. This is simply a foolish display of three sexy ladies who don't know how to keep straight faces. And believe it or not--beautiful, sexy, scantily clad women don't make a good movie (they just make good movies better). The film keeps a lightweight sense of humor. The problem is it's not funny! There's enough stale sexual innuendos to make a Kindergartener scoff. I was in an unfortunate position, since I hardly got any sleep the other night, and watching this movie certainly did not keep me awake. I've seen a lot of clunkers, but it's been quite a while since I saw one so outlandishly all over the map that it makes you want to strangle the director for being referred to as a "director." The action scenes are so cartoonish that they make Saturday morning cartoons look like Merchant Ivory films. Not to mention McG dampens each scene with rapid, unnecessary cutting. Plus, I've not a big supporter of these new "Matrix-style" action sequences, with people floating in the air in slow-motion. Don't expect to impress me with that crap. Bernie Mac keeps undermining his talent more and more, belting out dorky one-liners about black stereotypes. There's even a Johnny Cochrane joke thrown in--that's when you KNOW the film is scraping the bottom of the barrel! Demi Moore is still hot, and maintains the same talent and charisma, but she's given a thankless role and probably just took it for the publicity. Speaking of which, even Bruce Willis has a cameo and THAT didn't even spice things up! I somewhat enjoyed the last 30 minutes, which is why I'm awarding the film one pop, but this disaster (to put it lightly) deserves nothing more!