The name is Bond. Miss Bond.

Popcorn entertainment at its very best. That, in a nutshell, describes Charlie's Angels. All the movies that I see, I expect them to fall into two generalized types. Type one are movies that are truly outstanding, movies that make you think, movies that teach. These are the movies that I generally end up watching more than once. And occasionally, more than twice. :-)

Type two are what I call "fun" movies. These are the movies that save you the trouble of thinking, movies that are good for only as long as they are up on the screen. Most movies sadly, fall somewhere between the two. Neither serious nor timepass fun. Charlie's Angels however, does not suffer from this fate.

The director and the producer were clear that they wanted Charlie's Angels to be pure fun, without even a tinge of seriousness, and thankfully, they have not deviated from their path. Charlie's Angels fits the definition of popcorn entertainment to the very "T".

This movie may not be for everyone though. That's because of the absence of a plot, story line, and dialogs. The plot, or rather the excuse for a plot, is very simple. It seems that an important software, that can pinpoint the location of any person via GPS and voice identification, has been stolen. The owner of Knox Industries, which produces the software, has been kidnapped by a 'thin man' (Crispen Glover). Knox Industries hires Charlie's Angels to help recover it. And the three angels Dylan (Drew Barrymore), Natalie (Cameron Diaz) and Alex (Lucy Liu) and the secretary Bosley (Bill Murray), aided remotely by the mysterious "Charlie", have to save the world. But it turns out that the good guys are actually the bad guys, who really want the software to find out the location of Charlie, who they want dead because of an old vendetta. Once we get this story out of the way, all mayhem breaks loose, and the film really starts.

But forget the plot. I knew, even before I watched it, that the plot would be no great shakes. The action sequences and the effects and the fast pace of the movie ARE however great shakes. Well okay, maybe not "great" shakes, but they get the job done.

One of the important saving graces of the film is the sheer novelty of women action figures. Complete with high tech gadgetry and kicks and punches to match, not to mention a few one liners, Charlie's Angels are what James Bond would be like had he been female.

It's a refreshing change. Hollywood has attempted to portray "macho" female roles before, but never with such flair or panache. These girls are cool. Ultra cool. And sexy to boot. They kick ass, and seem to actually enjoy it. This gung-ho attitude sort of conflicts with their ample cleavage display, but never mind.

Cameron Diaz is grinning constantly throughout the film. She's bubbly and energetic and innocent and naive all at the save time. Perky and fun. Just like the film. Lucy Liu is the most sober amongst the lot. A little too stern and stiff, I thought. Maybe her role was etched out that way, but according to me, she seemed a bit out of place in the movie. Drew Barrymore is portrayed as the "smart one" amongst the three. She also has some of the best lines.

A slightly disturbing factor were a few scenes that seemed to have been lifted from other movies. Theres a slow motion shot of a bullet leaving a gun, a la The Matrix. Another scene where they steal the software from a highly protected vault, gave the impression of being "inspired" from Mission Impossible. But again, never mind.

Watch this film. It's worth watching once at least. It's got three beautiful ladies, nice action sequences, good special effects and the movie never ever slows down. Not even for a second. It's not going to teach you something positive or anything, but it's still worth watching once. One and a half hour of pure fun.

So arm yourself with popcorn and Pepsi, sink into the chair, and be prepared to have a blast.

And of course, how could I ever forget....

CAMERON DIAZ'S BUTT IS LIKE REALLY AWESOME