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Summary: Best movie in The World
Review: This is the best movie. All girls should watch it. It is sooo cool!
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Summary: Couldn't be better!
Review: Reese Witherspoon is my favorite actress, and this movie is amazing. The first time I saw it in 2001, I was home sick, in bed. But I didn't care. This movie is so funny, and so much fun! And Bruiser (the dog) is just SOOOOOOOOOO adorable! The only thing I don't like is the cover of the VHS and DVD boxes. Too pink for me. But, oh well.
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Summary: Legally Blonde
Review: Each time I watch this movie, I think, "This is what would have happened if 'Cher' from 'Clueless' went to college." Reese Witherspoon is engaging and adorable. It's a really funny film. I enjoyed it immensely. I could watch it again and again. I love that the DVD offers both widescreen and standard views.
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Summary: Legally Dumb!
Review: Beautiful Reese Witherspoon is the silly but highly-motivated title character in this by-the-numbers comedy. Witherspoon's star potentiol carries this stinker of a film pretty far. The female audience will surely get a kick out of this one. Reese gets to show that despite the fact that she is dismissed as an "annoying bimbo with big breasts" that she is actually a "very smart annoying bimbo with big breasts". This movie is far too cute and fluffy for my taste but if you're in to that type of stuff, knock yourself out.
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Summary: I didn't expect to like it, but I did!
Review: I put off watching this video because I didn't want to see something that was supposed to be SO cute, SO funny, SO wonderful. Well, I have to say I was really surprised: Reese Witherspoon has made an enchanting comedy that is well-written and acted and is genuinely funny! Witherspoon stars as Elle, the not-so-dumb-blonde sorority queeen who gets dumped by her snooty boyfriend because she's kinda tacky. She decides to show him, and (because she is really smart and the admissions folks were all men), she enters Harvard Law School! Of course, the other students laugh at her and a professor embarrasses her for being unprepared. She learns her lesson, buckles down, goes on to win the Big Case and even gives the graduation speech. All of this fantasy is made possible by the delightful Miss Witherspoon, who is an accomplished comic actress and lets us know it's ok to laugh at her and with her. "Legally Blonde" is a great chick-flick comedy with solid laughs.
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Summary: Pleasant enough time killer but only take when needed!
Review: Strictly by-the-numbers and highly improbable story about a blonde Californian airhead who, in order to win back her ambitious ex-boyfriend, joins a law-firm and wins a murder trial...yeah, really!! In between there is enough sickening Valley Girl-isms for the late, great Frank Zappa to write another song. Not a bad time waster and Reese Witherspoon DOES have a nice [body] looking quite cute in that Playboy Bunny outfit. She must a decent enough actress because she actually convinced me that she was a complete ditz. All credibility is stretched to the limits but it will probably make other blonde, giggling, airheads feel really good about themselves. For them this movie will be the Holy Grail. For the rest of us back on planet Earth, it's good for one viewing if there nothing else better to do but you'll be wincing in your chair, like, fer sure!!
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Summary: "Clueless" goes to college, but without the wit
Review: I was disappointed by this film. I was hoping it was going to be a satire, a la "Clueless". When I realized in the first 15 minutes or so that it was not, then I at least hoped it would be funny in any kind of way (e.g. dumb funny). Well, it didn't even do that. There wasn't any subtlety in the humor. It was sometimes too crude to be funny, or sometimes so obvious that your little chuckle was over before the punchline. I didn't even feel there was any good quotable dialogue in the movie. Even the "bend and snap" scene didn't work (which could have been funny in the right hands). Reese Witherspoon is okay, though far from being good enough to earn however many millions a picture she earns now (though all Hollywood actors are grossly overpaid). It goes to show you how complacent the general public has become when it comes to their entertainment.
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Summary: Spectacular Job, Reese!
Review: This is a very interesting movie and Reese Witherspoon sure does have her moments. She is a very talented actress and probably could play almost any role you could think of. About the movie, the main character, Elle Woods (Reese's character), starts out dating a guy who joins law school and tells Elle he couldn't be with her unless she worked for the law. Devastated, Elle goes to Harvard, cracks a case, and finds herself a new man! This movie is full of laughs and I can't wait to see Legally Blonde 2. Keep going, Reese! LOL.
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Summary: Beauty, Brains, and Determination...The Best Role Model
Review: Let's get one thing straight...this is not a serious film. Legally Blonde doesn't take itself seriously, which is how I like my comedies. The storyline is a stereotypical California blonde gets her heart broken. Elle Woods is the president of her sorority and leads a charmed life. She has a 4.0 in Fashion Merchandising and thinks her hunk of a boyfriend, Warner, is going to propose. However, he breaks up with her to pursue Harvard Law School and to "get serious." Elle is momentarily in the dumps (over seeing her dreams snatched away so suddenly) but like any truly worthwhile heroine, she pulls herself up by her bootstraps and moves on and into overdrive. Elle's hard work is rewarded by passing the LSAT and miraculously getting into Harvard Law School. Elle arrives with flair to the campus and soon discovers the world outside of LA is different. Elle runs into the ex-boyfriend on her way to her first class and makes a meeting time to "catch up" after class. She arrives to class but wasn't prepared so she was asked to leave her first class by professor Stromwell. While lamenting on a park bench, she meets Emmett Richmond (more on him later). Warren meets up with Elle and Elle is getting her groove back when all of a sudden Warren introduces her to Vivian, his fiancée. With nothing going her way (no one wants to let her join their study group, she gets invited to a party by Vivian and just needs a good manicure). Elle meets Paulette, played terrifically by Jennifer Coolidge, at the beauty salon and who is just surviving and not really living. Elle and Paulette quickly become friends and by having regular manicures, Elle gets into the swing of things at Harvard. She starts to put her mind to the task at hand and basically does it on her own. Elle is starting to impress her professors and is asked to apply for a coveted position in Professor Callahan's law office. They are representing Brooke Taylor Windham, a famous trainer along the lines of Kathy Smith. Brooke is accused of the murder of her husband. Brooke refuses to reveal her alibi even if it means going to prison for life. Professor Callahan assembles a group of first year law students to be supervised by Emmett Richmond. He is a member of Callahan's law practice and taken with Elle. They work together on the case. Also in the group of students are Warren and Vivian, which adds some needed drama. Elle goes to pay Brooke a visit and discovers her "secret." There is a big courtroom climax and all's well (or Elle) that ends well (again Elle). The beauty of this film is not in the story. This storyline is all formula. The acting and casting are what make this film work so well. Reese Witherspoon plays Elle just exaggerated enough to make her larger than life but restrained enough to not make her cartoon-ish. Other worthy performances are Victor Garber as Professor Callahan. He is convincing as a slimy lawyer. Ali Larter as Brooke is a good match for Reese's Elle. They are both former presidents of Delta Nu at CULA and they have the same mentality. Selma Blair doesn't play Vivian Kensington with a malicious angle. She pretty much treats Elle like most fiancées would when confronted with someone chasing their fiancé. Jennifer Coolidge gives us the best performance of the bunch. Ditzy but loveable Paulette is who you root for and has a heart of gold. I was disappointed with Luke Wilson's character, Emmett Richmond. I would have liked to have seen him guide the group more during the discovery phase. It was almost like he was a student team member instead of a lawyer himself. Elle Woods is a character that is not bound by what those around her think. She is a force of her own and brings others around to reality. This is a fun movie with lots of snappy dialogue and great characters.
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Summary: You go girl!
Review: Is there anyone we should feel more sorry for than the young, thin, beautiful blonde? She has it so much rougher than those brainy overweight brown-haired girls who are taking over our best universities and executive positions. I was not confused at all that the heroine of this film acts like a superficial, self-centered airhead most of the time, but-- oh wasn't I so wrong about that girl!-- comes through smart and strong in the end. The courtroom scene is one of the most realistic in all of film. For one thing, everyone knows that the best way to tell if a guy is gay or not is to find out if he is up on his fashion labels. I was not disturbed at all that that might be a stereotype as disturbing as the "dumb blonde." I mean, it's like, oh my God-- any girl who studies Latin and has depth of heart and mind, is like, you know, totally going to love Reese Witherspoon's sympathetic portrayal of her ordeal. Of course, the main thing is that as an attorney this dumb-blonde-who-really-isn't-dumb is going to make lots of money (insert smacking gum noises here) in order to buy lots of dresses and jewelry and other things that bring great meaning to life. So looks aren't everything-- being smart enough to become a successful lawyer to buy nice stuff to go with those great looks is everything. Between this movie and Ann Coulter I have no reason to be one bit confused about the direction women are going in this country. Or if girls have poor role models I'll just blame Britney Spears.
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