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Legally Blonde

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Quite good for its genre
Review: For a movie completely aware that its artistic vision is humbly limited to the protagonist's choice of matching shades of loud pink, should critics punish it for setting its goal too low, or credit it accordingly for actually reaching that goal? This dilemma easily resolves in favor of the latter alternative, much in part because a movie this saccharine is a bit harder for the bitter cynic to bite.

A capsule synopsis might be all that is necessary: a fish-out-of-water comedy in the "girl-power" genre, with some romance thrown in for good measure.

Always warm from beginning to end, the movie does occasionally fall flat in some of its attempts at humor, not bad for a comedy in which almost every situation precipitates laughter from the audience--after lowering the standard for wit and intelligence, of course.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: this is great!
Review: omg! i love this movie! it is even better than the second one! this movie had inspired me to work harder in school and first impressions of someone are not always right. this show is better than princess diaries and many other shows. MUST WATCH!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Silly but surprisingly entertaining
Review: As someone who worked at the HLS back a long time ago, I never thought I'd ever watch Legally Blonde. But it was about the only DVD available immediately from... DVD rental program, so I received it yesterday and watched it last night. Even though it's totally silly and the production appears quite "amateurish," I had some good laughs. Plus, Reese is totally my favorite actress now, so I'm going to watch the sequel this weekend.

Since Harvard has a policy prohibiting filming on its campus, LB was filmed somewhere else, either in a studio or some other university campus. HLS students are portrayed as a stuffy and weird, which is not what I observed while working there (yes, they tended to be obnoxious nonetheless), but this stereotype works well as a backdrop for Elle Woods's silly innocence. She's like the white swan among black geese, the only pure thing in a pretentious and competitive environment. The script is totally stupid, but decent comedy acting helps make the movie quite entertaining. Everyone was surprised that we didn't waste our time after all.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Blonde ambition
Review: This is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time! Every clever writing in the screenplay isn't displayed very often in other movies. The producers hired a brilliant hairstylist and costume designer. The character's appearances match perfectly with all other aspects of "Legally Blonde". Reese Witherspoon is a terrific actress, especially here. If you're looking for a great and unique comedy, "Legally Blonde" is perfect. Even the men will enjoy this. By the way, I wonder if the "bend and snap" really works.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: My FAVORITE Movie EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Okay, I can't even BEGIN to describe how great this movie is for anyone!! It is so funny, smart, cool, amazing, I love it!!
And for about the 6 people in the world who haven't seen it, here's the scoop: It's all about Elle Woods, the cool, beautiful, president of her sorority, Delta Nu, and has the coolest and cutest boyfriend this side of, the USA. But when he dumps her to go to Harvard Law, it's up to Elle to get him back by....what else? Be a law student!!! This movie the greatest film that ever existed!!!!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Witherspoon is a Barbie doll made of smarts not plastic
Review: Legally Blonde (2001) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, Ali Larter, Michael Jeter, Jessica Cauffiel, Oz Perkins, Jennifer Collidge, Bruce Thomas, Raquel Welch, D: Robert Luketic. Witherspoon is an utter enjoyment as "Beverly Hills Barbie"-a perky sorority airhead who gets dumped by her wiser boyfriend, and in order to win him back she decides to enter Harvard Law School (with her little pet Chihuahua). The actress holds it all her own as a smart cookie in this fish-out-of-water comedy that's weightless as a feather but surprises us with some laughs. Based on the novel by Amanda Brown. Followed by a sequel. Running Time: 96 minutes and rated PG-13 for language and sexual humor.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Ultimate Chick Flick
Review: Legally Blonde is a funny, sometimes touching film about a graduate student, Elle Woods who transforms from a dumb blonde to a witty, talented lawyer. After much teasing and even being dumped by her long time boyfriend, Warner Huntington 3 for being blonde, she decides that it is time to shift the tables and prove to everyone that she can be succesful at something, and that blondes can prevail. Funny and inspiring, this movie has become a worldwide success.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: One Long Dumb Blond Joke
Review: This movie was stupid with a capital "C." It reminded me of the afterschool specials without a point. It didn't make me laugh out loud nor did the legal profession get this great boost of Elledom. Thank God I waited until it appeared on cable. I love Reese, but this movie sucked wind - what was the bunny suit about - oh my gosh I thought it was a costume party. Clueless was so much better than this - legally blond is a poor imitation. Superficial socialite and even dumber trial - this really leads me to believe that blonds do have more fun because had this been any other actress like a younger Sandra Bullock - her career would have been over. Wait a second, scratch that if it had been Nicole Kidman everyone would have been "what was she thinking." Reese is such a smart young lady and I feel that this movie made money because of her personality and her cuteness.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: this movie is the best
Review: my couisn had bought the dvd of llagally blonde. when i came over her house she was begeging everyone to see it. so i did. form the minunit i saw the frist 20 seconds of the movie i fell in love with it. elle woods(reeese witherspoon) was a great charter. elle proved it to every body that she had the brains when she got into law chool. but the one she really wanted to impress warner she old boyfrienmd whjo had dumbed her not long before her becuse she had no brains was impresses with elle but she keep on going. but what really got elle mad and detirmend was that he dumped her for a snobish was uglyer then her prep school girl vivan and that was when the movie really tackes you away. want to know more watch the movie this movie was the best

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Fluff and Nonsense
Review: This movie is so light it can make you dizzy. It's one of the easiest movies to relax and enjoy yourself watching, because it takes no brains to work out the plot(?), and has no machinations to make you have to think.

Reese Witherspoon is amazing, and carries the movie admirably on her designer shoulder pads. She's blonde, smart and believable.
Forget the rest of the cast, this is a Reese Witherspoon movie!

Special kudos to her for balancing in those heels for the whole movie.

I'll admit that I enjoyed it, and will definitely be watching the sequel.


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