I got tickets to an advanced screening of "Legally Blonde" yesterday. I had really enjoyed the first one, more that I thought I would, and well, the tickets were free. Having a cousin that works at a leading unnamed brewery has its priveleges.

The movie was good, pretty much what you expect, using much of the same formula. There were a couple pleasant surprises in there, but basically, you know what's gonna happen. The old gang is back, and Elle is going to D.C. to get a bill passed to stop animal testing for cosmetics. To save her dog's mom. So her dog's mom can come to her wedding. SO she goes to DC, all dressed up in pink, and finds out its a big, bad world there, and gradually (just like in the original) her wardrobe gets more mature as you see her working harder and harder towards her goal. Sprinkled through the movie were cute little jokes, dance routines, lots of dogs. And I admit it, when she was talking to the statue of Lincoln I got a bit misty eyed.

They also talked about Elle's upcoming wedding a lot, which annoyed me to no end. Hell, I went to this movie to FORGET about my wedding plans, not to relive them!

Reese Witherspoon is hopelessly likeable. She just exudes cuteness. And is it just me, or has Luke Wilson in every movie that's out this summer? (I heard he was Jennifer Connelly's stunt double in 'The Hulk'.) I really enjoyed seeing 'The Airplane Dude' from MacGuyver in the movie, too.

All in all, it's a fun movie, don't know if I would actually go out and see it in the theater, though. I think people who really loved the first will like this one a lot, but I'm poor. But I would definitely rent it.

Posted by Yano at July 1, 2003 01:40 PM

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