Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 138
Fresh: 94 | Rotten: 44
Though the material is predictable and formulaic, Reese Witherspoon's funny, nuanced performance makes this movie better than it would have been otherwise.
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 13
Though the material is predictable and formulaic, Reese Witherspoon's funny, nuanced performance makes this movie better than it would have been otherwise.
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Reese Witherspoon stars in this romantic comedy, the feature film debut of award-winning Australian director Robert Luketic. As a ravishing Miss Hawaiian Tropic, sorority president, and calendar girl, Elle Woods (Witherspoon) is a big hit on the campus of her sun-drenched Los Angeles college. She's also got the perfect boyfriend in Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), a wealthy East Coast blue blood. Fearing that his snooty friends and family will never accept the bubble-headed Elle, however,
Jul 13, 2001 Wide
Nov 6, 2001
$95.0M
MGM
All Critics (162) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (101) | Rotten (45) | DVD (33)
Ms. Witherspoon won me over right from the start.
It's a formula that's well done here with plenty of laughs.
They've devised a potentially rich premise, only to play it safe, smoothing off every sharp edge and dumbing down any acerbic point.
As an actor of distinction who's all of 25, Reese Witherspoon reveals interesting dark roots even as she plays golden girls.
Starts heading nowhere after the first half-hour, and careers and flounders badly until it gets there.
Really nothing more than Clueless redux but without the edgy, knowing wit.
Slick, sexy, and charming, this romantic comedy should catapult the gifted Reese Witherspoon to major movie stardom
Bombshell discovers her brainy side in fun romp for teens+.
Bombshell discovers her brainy side in fun romp for teens .
"Legally Blonde" is a career misstep for a talented actress capable of creating much more complex characters.
Offers all the usual features and more in the sprightly, poppy vibe of the film.
Reese is cool. Barbie meets LA Law! Elle wants to marry Warner but gets dumped as he wants a serious girlfriend. He gets to Harvard and she is hot on his trail. Dog in tow.
July 13, 2007
Super Reviewer
Pretty sure I was dragged into seeing this with my mom, not really my cup of tea. For what it is though, it is a clever and somewhat funny movie.
October 24, 2011Super Reviewer
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