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Summary: surprisingly good
Review: When I first saw the previews I was convinced it would be another stupid "chick flick," but I was wrong. It reminded me of Clueless, which I have grown to love. It was funny with a nice girl power vibe that I thoroughly enjoyed. I'll be adding this movie to by stack of good, lighthearted films.
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Summary: CHICK FLICK
Review: This is definitely a great movie! It is a chick flick, but I think that anyone can appreciate the comedy, humor, fashion, and even great music. I could watch this movie over and over again. I think in some respects all can relate to this movie. I loved it & I highly recommend it! ;)
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Summary: LEGALLY TOLERABLE
Review: I really didn't know what to expect of this when I rented it, but being the deranged movie maniac I am (in the nicest possible way) I plunked down a whole NZ$3 (which is probably something like 30c US) and took the durn thing home, grabbed a nice cold beer and slammed it into my VCR. For a while, my friends; it was heavy going: giggly dopey airheads saying "like" endlessly. But I persevered.... and things got better. Sure, the ending is so stupid and unlikely that you will be rolling your eyeballs toward the heavens, but this story of a blonde bimbo who becomes a lawyer to prove to her ex-boyfriend there's more to her than being blonde and having a body you could eat off, is actually quite likeable, in large part to Reese Witherspoon's performance (plus she looks really hot in a bikini too).
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Summary: Well........
Review: When I first saw this movie, I didn't like it. But after I saw it again, it kind of grew on me. It could be compared to "Clueless", but "Clueless" is way better than "Legally Blonde".It's about a blonde ditz, Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) who decides to go from sorority girl, to law student after he boyfriend dumped her because she was to "blonde" for him. There....that's it.
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Summary: A great feel-good movie
Review: This is a really good movie. Before I saw it, I thought it was about an annoying ditz pretending to be smart-however, it is now one of my favorite movies. It's also a great movie to watch after getting dumped (trust me, I know this from experience). In Legally Blonde, Elle Woods, a sorority girl who is a fashion major, gets dumped by her boyfriend, Warner, because she is not serious enough for him. She decides to show him that she is indeed serious by going to Harvard Law School. Everyone (especially Warner) assumes she will fail but she gets the ultimate revenge-proving all of them wrong and becoming a great lawyer. Reese Witherspoon was hilarious in this movie. I was laughing the whole time. She is one of those rare people who can be intelligent and funny and still look good doing it. Luke Wilson was also good-a great contrast to Elle's first boyfriend in the movie, Warner. This is a great girl power movie. Even though the whole basis of it seems a little farfetched, it still has several great messages-that everyone has the potential to succeed if they work for it, and not to judge people by appearences. Also, the DVD has a lot of cool extra features (several behind the scenes featurettes and a lot of funny deleted scenes). I actually bought it after renting it because I liked it so much. This movie is great for all blondes (and everyone else, too)!
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Summary: Catchy, Clever Movie
Review: When I first heard of the movie, LEGALLY BLONDE, I suspected a ditzy teen movie with not much of acting, plot, or significance. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I finally got a chance to watch the movie. The beginning starts out silly...the expected takes place when Elle Woods (Witherspoon) and her ditzy high school graduate friends are thinking about boyfriends, makeup, their perfect dresses, etc. However, the movie keeps you watching as you see the changes that come along with Elle and her story. Here is a quick plot summary and a telling of what makes LEGALLY BLONDE "not just another blonde girl flick". Plot: Elle Woods is the perfect girl. She has pretty much everything a teen girl could desire...great boyfriend, plenty of friends, and beautiful clothes. Then everything takes a turn for the worse...or so she thinks when her boyfriend dumps her during a date. The reason is because "Elle isn't smart enough for him to impress his family when he goes to Harvard". Elle, devasted, does all she can to head to law school. The plot takes twists, plenty of comedic moments, and the characters take turns for the better...and the worse. Elle begins also to unexpectantly discover the person she really is behind the "Barbie Doll" look. It also holds valuable lessons about acheiveing goals and not letting anything stop you. This movie could be compared to Alicia Silverstone's CLUELESS. While both excellent, funny, not-just-another-teen-movie movies, I'd recommend LEGALLY BLONDE over CLUELESS. In both movies, the characters began as shallow, ditzy teens and later on in the plot became more aware of the world around them.
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Summary: More than just another pretty face
Review: Dumped by the man that she loves, Elle decides to overrule the statement he's made about her not being serious enough, and make a motion of her own by getting into Harvard and attending law school. It's entertaining and satisfying to see how Elle retains her unique flair for life but finds herself motivated to be more than just another pretty face. In the midst of almost everyone telling her she's not smart enough, not serious enough, not tough enough, Elle determines to prove (almost) all of them wrong. The one who believes in Elle from the first time he meets her is a surprise - you have to watch to find out who he is! The neat thing about this movie is, many of the people who judge Elle to be a certain way in the beginning, the ones Elle finds herself up against - classmates, professors - end up rooting for her in the end... and Elle is the kind of person who, by not holding a grudge, wins in more ways than one.
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Summary: Barbie wannabe
Review: Elle makes an impact when she wants to go to law school. She makes a big spectacle of herself. After losing her boyfriend, she decides to enroll in Harvard to try to win him back. Are we supposed to take her immature perspective and gawdy fashion sense as the gospel truth? Not very appealing. The film takes the airhead too seriously. Will the ditzy teen comedies never end? It is the worst teen movie I've ever seen. In fact, it's the worst movie I've seen in recent years. If a person skips out on Legally Blond, they won't be missing anything.
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Summary: This is such an awesome movie!!!
Review: Virtually unknown (until now) actress Reese Witherspoon shines in this comedy! Everyone who enjoys comedy, laughs, fairly clean fun, and blondes will adore this. I watched this movie a few months ago and have seen it 7 times since, even though I'm not a huge movie watcher. I would recommend this to anyone from the ages 10 to 85.
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Summary: Soars way above expectations
Review: This is a film I really wanted to be good, and I was not disappointed. From the opening scenes of mega-eye-candy, showing the important things in the world of the sorority, this could have easily turned into yet another vulgar teen comedy and quickly forgotten. If not for the clever writing of the Elle Woods character, and the casting of Reese Whitherspoon, this could have easily went down this path. What I liked very much is that it's easy to think early on that Elle is exactly the ditz she seems to be. Her world is shallow, and full of fluff, and she works hard at maintaining the status quo. Had she become engaged to her boyfriend as she planned to at the start of the story, she might have stayed in this world. But what we start seeing of her is that she's a very smart person. She has excelled in her chosen field of fashion merchandising, because that's all that was ever expected of her. While her original reasons for trying to make more of herself are, well, ditzy, we start seeing a person capable of accomplishing a lot without compromising a lot of what is important to her. This would still not make it a really good movie if it wasn't for one more characteristic. The Elle character is a genuinely good person. While being on the receiving end of a lot of abuse for her lifestyle, she dishes out almost none on her own. This is a genuinely nice person who you root for to win in the end. The only problem I had was the lightweight legal material. I saw exactly where the movie was going when Elle questions the daughter about a perm, and I'm sorry, but witnesses don't fall down and confess so easily. But I guess this is to make me realize that this is still a comedy, and not to worry about such things.
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