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Summary: Same old plot, new hairdo.
Review: Fish out of water gag wearing trendy clothes.
She's pert & perky and platinum to boot. Reese does her job well and is very beguiling. However there is nothing original to see here. Not a bad way to waste 2 hours if there is nothing on TV.
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Summary: Hysterical!
Review: Legally Blonde is one of the craziest movies I've ever seen. Reese Witherspoon shows that she truly has a knack for crazy blonde-moment comedies.The movie centers around Elle Woods and her relentless pursuit of the man of her dreams, whom she had been dating until he told her (on the night she thought he would propose) that she didn't fit properly into his family's ideals for a suitable future spouse for him. This is when she did what every rational woman would do... Apply for admission to Harvard Law School--where her ex was supposed to attend. She studied her butt off and finally got in. Then, she realised that this wasn't going to be as easy as she had hoped. Eventually, everything goes the right way for her, which wasn't exactly the way she originally planned...and everyone (well, almost) gets not just what they want, but what they need.
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Summary: Legally Blonde
Review: I watched this movie with a friend and found it thouroughly enjoing.
There was brilliant acting by both Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair. I wanted to see it again, but my mum wasn't to keen, she does not know what she's missin! This was one of my favourite films of 2001. Legally Blonde is going to soon be on my DVD pile!
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Summary: A Master's Degree in Funny for Reese
Review: The great thing about this movie is that it could have been total fluff but Reese Witherspoon takes moderate material and makes it work. I never thought I would actually feel "sorry" for a beautiful blonde character. The movie is really about stereotypes and self esteem. Luke Wilson is easy on the eyes and brings a mature sensibility to the film playing the one man who takes Reese's character seriously. Subplots involving those around Reese serve as comic relief. Legally Blonde is the perfect date movie or girls night in flick and leaves you just feeling good about the world. And in this day and age, who doesn't need that! You'll laugh at your own prejudices about blondes. Have fun!
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Summary: Snoozer
Review: Hoping to find some new material in this movie, I was greatly disappointed. This is a retread of old ideas, about becoming, about dumb blonde jokes, about spoiled rich kid jokes, about nothing we haven't seen already a dozen times already. There were only two genuinely funny moments, other than that, it was time I'll never get back.
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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: The ONLY reason this didn't get 5 stars was due to the underplaying of one of the lawyer's sexual advances toward Elle. I loved the movie, thought it was absolutely side-stitch funny, and wanted to rewind and watch it all over. Just the beauty shop scenes alone are worth the rental, or the scenes with Elle and her dog. Precious! Reminded me a bit of "Troop Beverly Hills" or "Private Benjamin".
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Summary: A funny, amusing, sweet movie
Review: I didn't see this movie in the theater because I was under the impression that it was a stupid teen movie, but after watching the DVD I really enjoyed it. I actually found it to be quite empowering and even my boyfriend didn't think it was a real chic flic. Reese Witherspoon was excellent in her role as the sorority girl who goes to college seeking parties and a husband. When her boyfriend dumps her instead of proposing she goes into a depression and comes up with a plan to get him back. What actually transpires is that she gets back at him by finding out who she is and going after it despite what other people said or thought. The DVD had some extras about the making of the movie and the importance and time spent on Reese's hair color and style. Now, usually that sounds stupid and not something I would ever want to see, but it really gave you an appreciation for what could be a small detail, but a huge deal. All the extras were worth watching. I would definately recommend this movie to anyone who can appreciate simple humor, a cute plot and a beautiful movie. Legally Blonde was definately worth seeing by this brunette!
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Summary: Good Silly Fun
Review: This Hollywood vehicle for bigger-than-life actress (though it's p.c. now to say "actor" instead) Reese Witherspoon is surprisingly polished and funny, not the mindless hackwork one might expect from its marketing campaign. The story is shamelessly derivative, true, with obvious nods to THE PAPER CHASE, MY COUSIN VINNIE, CLUELESS, and, it's easy to imagine, any number of other movies I've missed. No matter: It's a hoot, and works fine on its own terms. It's entertainingly written, capably directed, and uniformly well-crafted in every area: acting, casting (several of the bit players are dead-on), costuming, set design, cinematography, editing. Not a "deep" film, but fun, with some hip, timely satire. Extras include a nice documentary short plus two different audio commentaries that provide considerable insight as to how a Hollywood production like this is put together. All in all, terrific light entertainment for the intelligent viewer.
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Summary: It's LEGALLY okay...
Review: Walking through the aisles of the video store on a Friday night is not an exciting adventure when most of the movies are gone. Looking at the rows of empty boxes, the remaining videos were surely second-rate. The mood at the moment was for an exciting thriller, until the one desired was gone as well. Glossing over the remainder of misfits, LEGALLY BLONDE was still in stock. Reaching up to take the movie, I quickly withdrew it with the notion that possibly someone had returned the one I really had a hunkering to see. However, the idea was shot down as the clerk said, "Sorry sir." With all the resolve one could muster, the hand shaking as though it was working against its master, once again reached for LEGALLY BLONDE. Darn it! Those first impressions are not always right, you know, thinking this movie was CLUELESS II. It was much more than a dumb blonde movie, but remarkably a refreshing 'you can do anything you set your mind to do' film. Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has everything going for her. She is a peppy Southern California beauty, runner-up in a Miss Hawaiian Tropic Contest, sorority president, and carries a 4.0 GPA at UCLA in Fashion Designing. Moreover, she is optimistic of becoming the wife of Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), a handsome and successful young man from a prominent family of lawyers, whose desire is to be a senator by age 30. Expecting Warner to pop the question, Elle is devastated to hear that he wants to end the relationship. His reason is even more shattering; "He needs a Jackie, not a Marilyn." In other words, Elle carries a social stigma and persona that the world will see, and it is not the style of the Huntington tradition. She is 'illegally blond.' Being an 'illegal blond' in Warner's eyes, Elle is determined to follow him to Harvard Law School and regain his affection. With her tenacious spirit and resolve, she passes the entrance exam, and produces a creatively funny autobiographical video for the school officials, to which they acknowledge Harvard's need for 'diversity.' Elle is in. Now, she must prove to Warner, the world, but more importantly to herself, that she is LEGALLY BLONDE. Reese Witherspoon played the role of the blonde California girl with a lot of moxie. Her character was not the CLUELESS Cher Horowitz, played by Alicia Silverstone in 1995, but a smarter goal-driven blonde. Sad to say, Silverstone, typecast with her dumb blonde character, never really rebounded from it. The same type thing happened with Raquel Welch, who had a bit part in this film as Mrs. Windham-Vandermark. It is ironic that Welch was in this flick for she was typecast as a buxom beauty in her own career. One can only hope Reese will not suffer the same, because all three ladies are terrific actresses. The movie watcher cannot help falling in love with Elle for she is more than dropdead gorgeous, but smart, determined, and compassionate. She struggles in her relationship with fellow law students and professors, but extends a hand to other outcasts in the film such as Paulette (Jennifer Coolidge), the divorced manicurist, and David the Dork (Oz Perkins). Moreover, Elle personifies integrity as she withholds the alibi of her client from her law professor. In conclusion, this is a surprisingly good movie, especially for first-time director, Robert Luketic; however, without the performance of Witherspoon the film would have been almost illegal. The movie is terribly predictable, but fun and entertaining. Rent it or buy it...it's LEGALLY okay.
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Summary: The Hair That Ate Hollywood
Review: This movie was really good! I enjoyed it. I got it for Christmas and so far, I've watched it maybe twice a day since then. It grabs your attention. Probably more if you're a guy, but whatever... Reese Witherspoon is such a great actress, and she brought the movie to life! This review may be hard to go by, but if nothing I said helped just keep this in mind : Every movie gives off an atmosphere, whether it's funny, sad, dramatic, scarry, etc. They are the keys to a good movie. Legally Blonde has it all! Romance, comedy, some mystery... it's really worth it.
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