It has all the makings of a box office bomb: an inexperienced, first-time director; expectations of a fatal run because of the flop of other classic television show remakes and nasty rumors about on-set tensions circulating for months before its release.

However, the famed “Charlie’s Angels” does not disappoint.

Starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu as three crime-fighting vixens back for the new millennium, “Charlie’s Angels” proves to be an all-out fun time, making the movie seem shorter than it really is. It seems like everyone involved had a great time making the film.

Joseph McGinty Mitchell, who directed music videos including Offspring’s “Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)” and Barenaked Ladies’ “One Week,” has moved on to making much longer and more involved features. Better known as McG, he’s a “Charlie’s Angels” kind of guy now, and his slick directing only made the film more fun to watch.

Unlike many of the other old-school shows that have gotten a new twist - namely “Shaft” and “The Mod Squad” - “Charlie’s Angels” modernizes its MacGyver-style plot and characters in a good way. It’s hard to even compare this film with other remakes.

After seeing Diaz, Liu and Barrymore rip the bad guys - and their respective self-esteems - to shreds, the likes of original angels Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith almost completely escape the brain. The question of whether these women are good replacements, or better yet, substitutes, should never have been asked. It’s obvious they are.

The script is freshly written in the detective style many audiences have grown to love. Five screenwriters - including Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, both of whom worked on the original series - molded this story. Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon (“Men In Black,” “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure”) and John August (“Go,” “Titan A.E.”) complete the list.

So, with this motley crew of comedy and action writers working collaboratively on this film, it’s no wonder it has so many virtues. The comedy never falters, and cameos from stars such as Tom Green and LL Cool J keep the movie almost too fresh. It is sometimes hard to catch up with the jokes, but that in no way hurts the film’s reputation.

The plot centers around the angels’ attempt to stop a rich and powerful madman from stealing software capable of positioning anyone on the globe just by the sound of their voice. Sounds modern enough, doesn’t it? Inevitably, this puts the angels, their boss Bosley - played by hilarious Bill Murray - and their never-seen-before mentor Charlie in some danger.

But does it really sound like the angels can’t handle a villain? History has shown time and time again that the angels come through, but the fun of it all is the chase. With the tables turned, Natalie (Diaz), Dylan (Barrymore) and Alex (Liu) try desperately to overcome the bad guys.

This film has an outstanding amount of action, some of which the audience may think is a cheap “Matrix”-style rip-off of dynamic camera movements around slow motion effects. However, every bit of action - no matter how unbelievable it may be - is just as original as when Keanu Reeves dodged those bullets or Carrie-Anne Moss bruised that group of cops. The action is just plain exciting.

And so is the movie. “Charlie’s Angels” is a quick, fun ride that no one should miss.