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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
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Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Rated: PG-13 RunTime: 95 Minutes Release Date: July 2003 Genre: Comedy |
 Review by Susan Granger 2½ stars out of 4
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The good news is that Reese Witherspoon is back as smart 'n' savvy
Elle Woods, recent Harvard Law School grad and soon-to-be-married
in Fenway Park to a professor (Luke Wilson) who adores her even more
than the Boston Red Sox. But when she's summarily fired for defending
Bruiser, her precious short-haired Chihuahua, she's off on a crusade
to ban animal testing in the cosmetics industry. It's "Ms. Elle Goes
to Washington" (complete with classic Jimmy Stewart film clips) as
this fearlessly pretty-in-pink Capitol Barbie lands a job with a Congresswoman
(Sally Field), who predictably betrays her, growling "I'll get her
and her little dog too," like the wicked witch in "Wizard of Oz."
Undaunted, Elle perseveres with the help of her dauntless doorman
Sid (Bob Newhart), chirping: "Is bill-writing super-fun, or what?"
The bad news is that too much is recycled and derivative. You've already
seen the best laugh ("Too Nancy...too Hillary..too Monica...Too perfect
for words!") in the theatrical trailer. Screenwriter Kate Kondell
rehashes the dumb blonde humor of the original, utilizing Jennifer
Coolidge as Elle's beautician chum along with silly sorority sisters
Jessica Cauffiel and Alanna Ubach as, once again, the squealing Delta
Nu's come to the rescue. Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld ("Kissing
Jessica Stein"), the only new gag is Elle's discovery that her beloved
Bruiser is gay, since he's in love with a male Rottweiler owned by
a Southern Conservative Congressman (Bruce McGill). On the Granger
Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde" is
a sunny, sweet, summer 6 - but never underestimate the box-office
appeal of a woman with a French manicure, awesome Jimmy Choo shoes
and a Harvard Law degree.
Copyright © 2003 Susan Granger
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