Legally Blonde

Pros: Funny enjoyable movie. Reese Witherspoon is great.
Cons: Some cliches.

I first saw Legally Blonde in the movie theaters right after it was first released. The movie was a bit silly at times, but I really enjoyed it. I saw the movie again not to long ago when I rented the DVD. That time I watched it with my ...

Pros: Direction, Witherspoon, funny
Cons: Basically still a one-joke movie (albeit a good one!)

Legally Blonde is an essentially one-joke movie (a dizzy blonde making good in an environment where traditionally only smart people succeed), but it’s written and directed with enough verve to make it work, not to mention the endearing ...

Pros: A feel good movie with cute guys. Does it get better than this?
Cons: A cliche a minute. Seriously. You can count them as they happen.

Preamble
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Pros: Reese Witherspoon is a delight
Cons: Climax is a little too silly

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Pros: Reese Witherspoon creates another charming character.
Cons: The jokes get fewer and far between as the movie goes along.

The answer: none.

At least, not in the mostly-smart, mostly-funny Legally Blonde, starring the sunny peroxide Reese Witherspoon.

Okay, before we go on, let’s just get the jokes out of the way, once and for all…

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Pros: Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Coolidge set design, dialog, the dog and -Reese Witherspoon
Cons: I can't keep up with all the cliches! Gives me a headache

I know what I’m going to say here is not going to be popular,because it is directly or indirectly going to contradict 80% of the reviews you’ve already read. Two reasons. 1) You missed an obvious clue in the opening scenes. 2) The movie doesn’t have as...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon; lots to laugh and cheer
Cons: Predictable; mindless

It sounds like the set up for a blonde joke. Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is the sorority leader and just about to graduate with a fashion design degree. On the night she expects her long time boyfriend, Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), to ...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon. Clever costumes and design. Cute chihuahua.
Cons: Cliche and contrived moments and situations.

I remain in a daze over the loss of my beloved Norman this past week. The police spent several days dredging San Diego Bay without recovering his body and he has been presumed lost at sea. I was in a bit of a tizzy about this as Norman specified...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon's comic intensity and driven personality
Cons: Not very realistic -- unfortunately, LOL!

The first time I saw Reese Witherspoon in a feature role was in Alexander Payne's high school dark comedy Election, which was filmed here in Omaha, Payne's home town. The fact that the movie was made here and included lots of locals for extras...

Pros: The sheer unending sweet-natured sexiness of the luminous Ms. Witherspoon.
Cons: Pretty much everything else.

She goes home.

Bahahahahahah! OK, I'm kidding. I just thought a movie like this deserved my favorite 'blonde' joke. I'd like to take this 'post-offensive humor' moment to mention that I in no way think that blonde people are less...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon is luminous, amusing look at the fashion-conscious
Cons: supporting cast not as strong as it could be, slows a bit near the end

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from the movie Legally Blonde. It sort of seemed like Clueless Goes to Law School, except I can't imagine Cher Horowitz allowing a guy to dictate her life the way Elle Woods does.

Still, I am...

Pros: Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair give great performances
Cons: Plot and jokes are cliche, supporting cast is weak

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Pros: Reese Witherspoon is wonderful and charming.
Cons: Some will find this film unbearably silly.

Have you ever seen a film that you enjoyed even though it wasn't actually a great film? The script may have been a little weak, or there were too many "eye rolling" moments, or the story was too cute to really have a lasting impact -- and, yet, you still...

Pros: This movie is like so totally super super funny.
Cons: Blonde jokes are like so 1987!

Q: What do you get when you cross a blonde and a lawyer?
A: There are some things even a blonde won't do.

Being the professional critic that I am, I must do the review of Legally Blonde correctly. I must view the film from...

Pros: Funny, alternate perspective
Cons: None

Vapid sorority blond expecting a marriage proposal, gets dumped by ambitious old money boyfriend and tries to win him back by managing to ace the LSAT, getting accepted at Harvard and earning a law degree. She sets out to become the woman her ex ...