In the sharply funny LEGALLY BLONDE, Reese Witherspoon gives a glittering performance as Elle Woods, the natural blonde sorority queen who enrolls at Harvard Law School. When she first appears, Elle seems to be no more than the bright cousin of CLUELESS's Alicia Silverstone. Expecting her boyfriend Warner Huntington III (.. Read more
| Starring | Luke Wilson, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair, Victor Garber |
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| Director | Robert Luketic |
| Run time | 92 mins |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Reese Witherspoon tries — and generally succeeds — to be a grown-up version of Alicia Silverstone's character from Clueless in this entertaining comedy. She plays Elle, a sorority queen who's dumped by her rich boyfriend (Matthew Davis) before he goes to Harvard Law School, as he thinks she's not smart enough to be his wife. The vivacious Valley Girl decides to follow him there to prove him wrong and get him back. It's all desperately silly (Elle gets into Harvard by sending a video of herself in a bikini lounging by a pool), but the sight of a pink-clad Elle tottering on stilettos through Harvard's revered halls is hilarious, and Witherspoon is perfect as the girl whose specialist subjects are Cosmopolitan and manicures. There's fine support, too, from Luke Wilson, Selma Blair (as Davis's bitchy new girlfriend) and Jennifer Coolidge.
Californian sorority queen Elle Woods (Witherspoon) dreams of the day she'll marry her ambitious boyfriend Warner.... read more on Time Out
There is just enough of a plot in this to keep everybody interested, though the basic premise (that an interest in girly things can be advantageous in a man's world) is rather laboured. And the way that our hero wins her first big court case is laughable. But maybe that's the point. Rent this DVD and you're not getting Scorcese or even Jane Campion, but just some amusing eye-candy to go with the pizza. And there's nothing wrong with that. Oh, and Reece Witherspoon is realy rather good, and has excelent comic timing.
I watched this film with my 12 and 13 year old children who both enjoyed the humour and feel good factor of the story. A good 'fun' film for the whole family.
Reese Witherspoon is following in the fragrant footsteps of Halle Berry, Beyonce Knowles and Britney Spears by launching her own perfume. The Legally Blonde star, who is a spokesmodel for Avon, will team up with the cosmetics firm's scent experts to create signature perfume In Bloom. Witherspoon's fragrance will feature hints of gardenia, magnolia and jasmine, and the actress reveals she chose those specific ingredients because they remind her of home. She says, "In developing In Bloom, I... Read more