By Sandra Varner | SPECIAL TO SACOBSERVER.COM

I will always be a fan of the original "Charlie’s Angels" TV series of the '70s and its truest compliment has come full circle in the light hearted feature, D.E.B.S.

Meagan Good, shown here in her guest appearance on UPN's "Kevin Hill," costars in "D.E.B.S."

The Screen Gems release is directed by Angela Robinson starring Meagan Good ("You Got Served" 2004, "Eve’s Bayou" 1997), Jordana Brewster ("The Fast and The Furious" 2001), Devon Aoki ("2 Fast 2 Furious" 2003) and Sara Foster ("The Big Bounce" 2004), opening in limited release this weekend.

The acronym "D.E.B.S." stands for: discipline, energy, beauty and strength. It is the mantra of the training program that develops young women into secret agents who will protect their country against the world’s most dangerous criminals with their lipstick and fashion sense always in tact.

"D.E.B.S." director Angela Robinson says she is a fan of the female detective genre and really enjoyed making this film because the role of the female lead in movies has evolved over the years. Particularly the sense of fun, heart and style of "D.E.B.S." was a focus of the telling of this story.

Asked to describe the essence of the story Robinson says, “The message at the heart of this story is to follow your heart and listen to the thoughts in your head.”

However, the character twist is far different from the landscape of the seventies. Amy (Foster), the "D.E.B.S." top recruited spy in training, falls in love with the security agency’s nemesis, Lucy Diamond (Brewster), who bears a striking resemblance to both Kate Jackson of the original "Charlie’s Angels" cast and Demi Moore, who costarred in the 2003 sequel "Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle" (2003) with actresses, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Lu. Though the lesbian romance is a major subplot, the story is more a spoof of the female detective genre. Good’s character Max is especially reminiscent of the “Coffee Brown’s” of yesteryear with a fresh, contemporary gloss.

I spoke to Meagan Good about "D.E.B.S."

Sandra Varner: Congratulations on your expanding film career. Tell me about your approach to this character Max in D.E.B.S."?

Meagan Good: When I saw the short version, I got excited about how tough and psychotic Max was; a real gun toting, no nonsense type and I just dove right into it.

SV: The spoof of the detectives is very funny and reminded me of the original "Charlie’s Angels" series… were you born during that time?

MG: Well, I’m definitely aware of the series. It was really empowering to women and allowed them to do what men were doing in television.

SV: What was Angela Robinson’s approach to this movie and to your character?

MG: She really trusted me to use my instincts with Max’s character. She wanted Max’s under core to be the strength of her friendship with the other "D.E.B.S."

SV: You are fortunate to be a part of the current landscape of working actresses, how has it changed your life?

MG: It makes you more aware of your surroundings and things that you can and cannot do, but I think the bottom line is to be true to yourself.

SV: The current climate around same sex marriages in California and the rest of the world is controversial. With the lesbian relationship in this movie, what do you think the reaction will be to this film?

MG: I think the most important thing is for people to be happy and as seen in my character Max, she didn’t care about the “same sex” aspect rather, she wanted her friend to be happy. I hope people will catch on to the many messages contained within this movie.