Legally Blonde
April 28, 2002
There are some movies that you just have a good feeling about before you go to see
them. This was one of those. Today I went to see a funny little film about a California
Girl at Harvard and I laughed my head off!
The story is cute. Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is dumped by her boyfriend for
being too much like Marilyn Monroe...he thinks a Jackie would be better for his career.
She vows to win him back and follows him to Harvard Law school. She's not accepted
by the other students or the professors and has to fight in her own inimitable fashion
to be accepted.
She is given a chance to work on a legal case and her knowledge of fashion and hair
care gives her an inside edge with the case.
Along the way she befriends the local manicurist and helps her gain confidence and
an interesting technique to get a man!
The cast is good and Reese Witherspoon as Elle hits all the right notes. Luke Wilson
as a friendly associate and Selma Blair as Vivian, her boyfriend's fiancee are also
nicely played.
This isn't a great movie and probably won't win any awards, but it is a fun movie
with lots of heart. It's a nice way to spend a couple of hours. I really enjoyed
it.
On the Stella Starstruck scale of 5 stars, I give it ***1/2
If this film interests you, you might also try watching Clueless with Alicia Silverstone
in an updated version of Emma, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the original movie.
Both films are about young women who become empowered and are blond and secretly
smart!
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