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Summary: Fun but forgettable...
Review: Maybe I'm too picky. Maybe I was looking for something totally different. It could have been my mood. I just didn't enjoy this film as much as I expected. There were moments when I laughed out loud, but I couldn't tell you now what I laughed at. The moments I do remember are the ones that made me not like the movie.Reese Witherspoon gives a likable performance. Having very blond roots though I was expecting to see more analysis, not just tricks pulled out of a hat when you just need to know how permed hair is treated to win a case. I wanted her to succeed, and was glad when she did, but I never quite made it to what I'd call cheering for her. The relationships in the film also fell flat. With one exception. Watching her help the manicurist first get her puppy back and then bolster her courage to get the man she wants was the best relationship in the film. After all that complaining you might wonder why I bothered to give "Legally Blonde" 3 stars instead of 1 or 2. The fact was I did enjoy watching it. I just don't feel that it's one for the keeper shelf.
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Summary: Great for teenage girls
Review: This movie is great for all you teenage girls out there. Other viewers will enjoy it too, but it was obviously made for the female teenage audience. The story tells of a college girl who tries to get into law school after she finds out her ex-boyfriend is going there too. It really proves to girls that no matter what people think about you, you should never give up on a goal. Reese Witherspoon plays the role perfectly. This movie is great!!
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Summary: You can learn something from funny movies, too
Review: This is one of my favorite movies. Without listening to those who claimed it to be a "girls movie", my husband and I went together to the movie theater to watch it. And we both loved it! Aside from being very funny, it also has a deep meaning to it. Never judge from the appearance only, things are not always what they look, actually they RARELY are what they look. And this is what Elle Woods, the main character, wants to prove. Greatly interpreted by Reese Witherspoon, Elle looks and behaves like a girl straight out of a blond joke. She sees silly and shallow at first (but extremely funny!), but then you change your mind quickly when you see how she reacts to her boyfriend dumping her because she doesn't fit into his plan of becoming senator, she's too pretty, too perfect, wears too much pink, and she's too... blond. You start really liking Elle when she gets admitted to Harvard, and start being a real fan of hers when she shows how she can gain respect for being smart and a good student even when still wearing flashy designer clothes. This movie shows you that a woman has many resources and that being good-looking and caring about one's appearance doesn't mean one doesn't care about anything else. It will make you laugh, but it will also make you think. And you'll probably want to watch it again!
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Summary: Subversive
Review: I rented this movie expecting highly entertaining, enjoyable fluff. This movie was all that -- but also so much more. Legally Blonde is one of the most subversive mainstream movies I've seen in a long time. I would go so far as to call it a daring stab in the back to to the feminist backlash in its assertion that independent, empowered women come in all shapes, sizes and haircolors. This film, on the surface, appears to feed into our culture's stereotypes of women. We pigeonhole and define women by their appearances, and judge them through harsh dichotomies -- virgin/whore, beautiful and stupid/ugly and brainy. Such categorizations help prevent women from uniting and overthrowing the patriarchal establishment. Witherspoon's Elle must work hard to overcome the preconceptions that come w/ her background, appearance and experience, but she eventually succeeds in asserting her intelligence, her independence and her determination to a doubtful student body. The judgement she initially receives from her more traditionally "feminist"-ish fellow law students eventually turns to respect and friendship. Women unite themselves across societally-imposed boundaries, and the result is energizing, encouraging and entertaining. Legally Blonde is comedy at its best -- a substantive message well disguised in the form of light-hearted entertainment.
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Summary: Ya gotta love it!
Review: Girl meets Boy. Girl falls in love with Boy. Boy dumps girl to go to Harvard Law School. Girl follows Boy to Harvard Law School to try and change his mind. In a nutshell, that's the plot of Legally Blonde. It may sound lame, but somehow it works and turns out to be a fun movie. Reese Witherspoon is the poor, unfortunate girl with the beautiful blonde hair and the perfect figure. No one takes her seriously, so she has the "valley girl" role down pat, but during the course of the movie, she finds out she's not so dumb after all. Never falling out of character, Witherspoon advances from airhead to legal brain and is highly entertaining in the process. Good for a laugh and a light evening's viewing!
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Summary: "Road trip!" - A classic quote from "Legally Blonde"!
Review: I had viewed "Legally Blonde" twice at one of my local cinemas and found it to be quite an enjoyable romp. Reese Witherspoon had fantastic charisma and carried the picture. When I saw that MGM Studios had released a Special Edition on DVD, I found I just couldn't resist it... I went out and purchased a copy. I must say, I cannot regret that decision. Despite the fact I paid a bit more than I would have liked, I found that I was compensated for it, by the seemingly endless array of special features that I had the pleasure to discover. Not to mention I also found a coupon for two dollars and fifty cents off a bottle of Nicole nail polish enclosed. So, all in all "Legally Blonde" has a quality about it that makes it worth a look. And although some scenes may be questionable for children, it is generally a feel-good film that can be enjoyed by the entire family.
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Summary: cuuute!!
Review: I loved this movie! It was the little things that made this so great- Bruiser, the dog so ugly you have to love him, in his little Harvard sweater! I cracked up. And Brooke's aliby! If you want a simple movie that's easy to love-- and you want to laugh so hard you wet your pants-- this is the one for you. Have fun!!
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Summary: Very, very cute
Review: I agree with other reviews that this is a movie you must see if you liked "Clueless." Yet, although Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) acts clueless at times, she is actually very smart. This movie is full of hilarious lines ("whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed!"), lots of laughs, and a strange view of what college life is about. But Reese Witherspoon, a fantastic actress in my opinion, has another great role in this movie. A dumb blonde who is actually not blonde. A blonde who can do anything. A blonde who will take over the world! Elle Woods, sorority president, fashion major and owner of a chihuahua, expects the love of her life to propose to her, but instead he breaks up with her, telling her that he cannot be with her since she is not a Jackie Kennedy Onasis, but a Marilyn Monroe. Since he is going off to Harvard law with aspirations to be a senator, Elle decides that the way to win him back is to enter Harvard law school as well. And, amazingly, this blonde gets in with a hilarious admittence video and a very impressive LSAT score. Yet, when Elle arrives at Harvard, she realizes that being a lawyer may be more appropriate for her than a Victoria Secrets model. Definately recommend this movie for everyone. It is pretty predictable, but who cares? It still is entertaining until the end.
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Summary: Fluff ? Yes, but there's more.....
Review: Law professor: "Do you think she just woke up one day and said 'I think I'll go to Harvard Law School'?"
Associate: "That lapse in judgement aside, I think she shows a lot of promise." C'mon reviewers. This is not about a dumb blonde. Its about a smart blonde with mainly shallow pursuits who decides to change the direction of her life. Not her fault that most around her don't understand what's happening. Its also about character. Elle has it and most around her don't. Its also about Reese Witherspoon. She carries this light hearted flick almost singlehandedly. Go Goldie... er.. I mean Reese. This one's a keeper. Along with 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off', 'Clueless' and 'Drive Me Crazy'. Enjoy!
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Summary: Worth It!
Review: This movie was so worth the rental price! If you can stand stereotyping, it's a lot of fun to watch. The DVD special features are fun, too! You'll want to watch this more than once. My suggestion........buy it!
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