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Legally Blonde

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: (3-1/2 stars) Kinda dumb at the beginning but it gets better
Review: Basically this movie starts out with Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) being the head of her sorority, a calendar model, and, well, ditzy. Her boyfriend is the very prestigious Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), and things appear to be going fine between them until they go to dinner one night. Elle thinks he is going to pop the question, but instead he tells her he's leaving her because she's not excelled enough, so to speak, and then he goes to Harvard Law School. Surprisingly, she also gets accepted to Harvard Law, and she tries to pursue Warner while battling his new girl Vivian (Selma Blair), and the reputation that she's not smart enough to be there.

This movie is better than most people think. It's more interesting than your average dumb-blonde-esque flick. It's not the BEST movie I've seen, but it IS pretty good.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Blondes do have more fun
Review: No one could have played Elle Woods quite as well as Reese Witherspoon, and I think her performance is why "Legally Blonde" succeeds on so many levels. With her case-closed smile and innocent baby blues, Witherspoon as a sorority princess who makes the grade in the Ivy League, lifts what could have been a trial into the realm of inspired fluff. Elle is smarter than she looks (a lesson the film belabors) and has the good sense to hire a Coppola to direct her admissions video.

First-time director Robert Luketic's heavy hand with sitcom farce strains credulity and patience. But the script, by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith (Ten Things I Hate About You), gets off a few zingers, and Witherspoon - though miles from the keen satire of Election - stays one sharp cookie even as the film's plausibility crumbles. The silly and predictabl plot moves along at a trip hammer speed, however, and it is all played for laughs. Of course it is Witherspoon's performance that makes the film so much better than it should be. Her on-screen prescene is electrifying and her smile can melt just about anyone. This is certainly one of the better teen movies out there!!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Lighten up with Legally Blonde!
Review: Okay...here is one of the happiest, brightest, and most pleasantly positive films in a long time. Legally Blonde is not only superbly cast, carefully directed, and perfectly paced but supports the "many levels of intelligence" theory. Not only does the main character, Reese Witherspoon- neophyte attorney Elle
Woods possess social and personal knowing, but discovers within herself (in her quest to snag her exboyfriend)an intellectual component that amazes and delights. It's a CINDERELLA story with brains, beauty and spirit.
Being a current educator with many degrees, I think it is high time the academic world gave up some of its self-absorbed opinions regarding the traditional value of book learning and emphasis upon test scores and gave equal credit to "lessons
in life." Legally Blonde can help us take a "new direction."
Incidentally, I believe you'll love the music..... included are current artists with a nice variety of sounds, rhythms, and genres. "Watch Me Shine" by Joanna Pacitti is a favorite and you'll hear "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton frequently on the air.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: An entertaining, easy to watch movie
Review: The main plot is average; suspense wasn't the purpose of the movie anyway... The story is simple yet interesting; a few "clichés" may appear sometimes, but they are treated very lightly so the movie is never boring, on the contrary it is rather funny. There is a progression in the story and the main character (Elle) shows a lot of determination, and finally manages to get all what she wanted: she graduates very successfully and she finds love in the person of Emmett, after getting rid of the obnoxious Callaghan. Altogether, this entertaining movie is also easy to watch.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Catchy title not quite "Paper Chase"
Review: An under achiever (stereotypical blond) is dumped by her boyfriend that prefers to marry someone sophisticated and intelligent to further his carrier. The challenge is to retrieve her lost love at any cost; even if it means having to go law school.

It goes down hill from there as the movie is formal and filled with clichés. There are some interesting side stories but not enough to save from the mediocre main plot. The outcome is not surprising but satisfying.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Now wasn't that fuuuuun...(note sarcasm)
Review: If you are looking for something completly mindless....you found it. For me watching this was like pulling teeth, no matter how many good reviews it gets....I wouldn't recommend this to my dog.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Smart and Funny
Review: The movie is absolutely hilarious. It was smartly edited and directed. Reese Witherspoon gives a great performance. Elle has finally finished college and now she going to law school to follow her college sweetheart. But, what a shoker when she finds out that he is engaged to someone else and doesn't find her (Elle) worthy to be his wife. So, now Elle is out to prove that she rocks and that he is the one not worhty of him.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Bad Fluff
Review: I was really excited about going to watch Legally Blonde the first time. Within 10 minutes, I was bored out of my mind and ready to sneak into another movie. But, I stuck it out. It was BOUND to get better right??? WRONG! The plot was completly predictable and unfunny. A blonde girl gets dump by boy. Goes after boy. Finds out boy isn't worth it. Finds a better boy and gains self-confidence. Blah, blah, blah. Throughout the whole movie, I didn't "laugh-out-loud" for one moment. There wasn't even a chuckle. Maybe at the Nail (or hair) salon, but it was a FORCED chuckle. I can never understand what all the hype was about. Just because Reese is adorable doesn't mean the movie is.

P.S. I've seen Clueless and Bring It On ATLEAST 10 times each, so you know I know my fluff. This movie was just a disgrace.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The prettiest movie EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I think this movie was and still is the greatest movie ever!!!
I enjoyed how this movie sent the message that no matter how you're appearance is you can still be very intelligent!!!! I have seen this movie so many times that I know every word that is about to be said!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO REESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Delightful fun
Review: Reese Witherspoon's brilliant timing is the best thing about this charming comedy, roughly a Private Benjamin Goes To Law School of sorts. Witherspoon plays a fluffy, nail-painting blonde who is destroyed when her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of his transferring to Harvard to study law; apparently, this blonde bimbo is not a "serious" enough girlfriend for him. She decides to fix his wagon, so she puts together a kick-...admissions video (a hilarious speech on her law qualifications delivered while sitting in a hot tub), scores high on her LSATs and moves to the East Coast. Once there, she sticks out like a real sore thumb until her goodness and generosity win over her classmates, and to boot she really begins to enjoy the study of law! A marvelous supporting performance by brilliant comedienne Jennifer Coolidge is another plus in this Clueless-wannabe comedy that doesn't measure up to Amy Heckerling's teen masterpiece but is worthy viewing all the same.


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