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Clad
in bright colors, a cheery attitude, and armed with her dog Bruiser,
Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is taking her act to the nations
capitol in the new comedy "Legally Blonde 2: Red White and
Blonde and the laughs follow with her.
The
films starts with Woods planning her marriage to Harvard Law
professor Emmett Richmond (Luke Wilson), and searching for the
mother of her dog Bruiser so she can be included in the pending
wedding. Life is great for Elle as not only is she about to marry a
great guy, but also is about to be promoted to a fine position in
her firm. That is until the private investigator hired to locate
Bruiser's mom has located her in a cosmetic testing lab, and when
Elle's efforts on behalf of the dog anger a top client of the firms
(who just happen to be heavily invested in the cosmetics company),
Elle is soon out of a job when she decided to put her morals over
profit.
Elle soon lands on her feet working for Representative Rudd (Sally
Field) as a lobbyist. Right off Elle's chipper attitude and passion
for bright colors seem to rub many in her office as well as some
members of Washington the wrong way, but through determination and
her own special charm, Elle soon is working on introducing a bill to
eliminate animal testing.
Naturally things do not go as planned, as the sweet-natured Elle is
given a harsh lesson in politics and backroom deals, and is forced
to settle in for the fight of her life. Elle is aided in her quest
by a friendly doorman named Sidney (Bob Newhart), who is very wise
in the ways of D.C. and who the power players are and is all to
happy to help Elle in her quest. Also on hand is Elle's hairdresser
friend Paulette (Jennifer Coolidge), and several of her sorority
sisters who turn the city into an avalanche of bright colors and
enthusiasm in their support of Elle.
Elle soon shows that she is more than a pretty face and is capable
of going up against whatever and whomever is put before her in her
pursuit for what her heart tells her is right. There are some very
funny moments in the film and there are a few nice reminders about
how government is supposed to work without being heavy-handed about
the message. While light on character and depth, Witherspoon is
utterly charming and makes this film work through her radiant
personality and energy. Newhart gives a great supporting performance
and the pacing of the film is very crisp making "Legally Blonde
2" not only better than the original, but an enjoyable summer
farce.
-- Gareth
Von Kallenbache
( 2 1/2 out of 4 pops )
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