Oh dear. A film about blondes proving they're not dumb. Recipe for disaster? Don't you believe it. This is great fun and a real turn-up for the books.
Nigel Bell Legally Blonde? The title hardly sells the film and the images (goofy looking blonde girls) suggests a movie to be avoided at all costs. That would be a criminal mistake. Please, put away all those preconceived notions (which I managed to do after the first 10 minutes). If you are down and need a lift you won't find a better film to help you out of the gloom. Elle Woods (Witherspoon) is the most popular girl around. She's going on a date with long term boyfriend Warner. He's a dish and, what's more, he's going to propose marriage. That's what Elle and her buddies think so it's an understatement to say she's disappointed when he dumps her.  | | Try and take my man and I'll scratch your eyes out |
Elle's too blonde. Who would take a "senator by the time I'm 30" seriously with dippy Woods by his side. Elle determines to prove Warner wrong by following him to Harvard law school. It's the age old story of how the dizzy girl is rejected by all these well to do, brainy types, but eventually wins them over. She gets involved in a high powered murder trial which, with her beauty knowledge, she manages to crack.  | | I've put those dinosaurs behind me darling. |
It's a good time story with little of the toilet humour associated with films like American Pie 2. The crudest you get is lines like "I've got a package" and "I got a big one for you" (both spoken by a postal worker in case you were wondering). A lot of the film is predictable. For example, you don't have to be a Harvard graduate to know who Elle will end up with. But that's part of it's old school charm. Legally Blonde is helped by some impressive performances from Reece Witherspoon and Selma Blair as the horrible Vivian Kensignton. Even Rachel Welsh turns up. Funny and uplifting. Put your troubles behind you. 
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