While Legally Blonde 2 is bearable in a way that busier and more ambitious unfunny recent comedies like Hollywood Homicide and Alex and Emma are not, it has almost none of the ditsy charm of the original.
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07/02/03
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003)
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Reviews Counted:146
Fresh:54
Rotten:92
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: This blonde joke is less funny the second time around.
Theatrical Release:Jul 2, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $89,808,372
Synopsis: America's favorite blonde is back! Reese Witherspoon returns as brainy bombshell Elle Woods in the sunny summer comedy Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde. Having conquered Harvard, Elle is now... [More]
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart, Sally Field, Luke Wilson
Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
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Reviews for Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde
Top CriticWitherspoon more or less carries the entire film on her shoulders, relying on her ability to be ingratiating -- but hey, if it works, why knock it?
07/02/03
The first Reese Witherspoon vehicle was a surprise smash hit, and the second is a surprisingly smashing train wreck.
07/02/03
Never underestimate Witherspoon. She's an actress who takes a potentially irritating character like Elle and renders her impossible not to care about.
07/02/03
You'll have a good time if you consider plenty of pink outfits enough to make a picture worthwhile. Otherwise spend the evening with C-SPAN. It's less boring.
07/02/03
The movie's vision of Congress is hopelessly simplistic and idealistic.
07/02/03
Top CriticThe movie has a brain.
07/02/03
Top CriticThe jokes cover the fact that the story essentially repeats the first movie's plot, even if it has to dumb Elle down to make it work.
07/02/03
The jokes cover the fact that the story essentially repeats the first movie's plot, even if it has to dumb Elle down to make it work.
07/02/03
C'mon girl...tell the truth...did the screenplay of this cinematic fart convince you to sign on the line that was dotted or did the six zeroes behind the number 15 have anything to do with it?
07/02/03
This flick's lazy attempts at humor -- especially making Bob Newhart say 'fo shizzle my nizzle' -- fall way short of the original.
07/02/03
Runs the risk of lifelessly rehashing the first movie and going through the motions, but the result is actually a film that is snappier and more cheerful.
07/02/03
The movie stands alone as a nice film. But as a companion to the first movie, it tells a fuller story about a great spirit.
07/02/03
In the first film, Witherspoon played innocent, naive and charming on the way to becoming America’s newest sweetheart. This time, she just plays stupid.
07/02/03
The film’s appeal relies almost entirely on the delightful Reese Witherspoon... who balances irresistibly bright smiles and bubble-gum charm with intestinal fortitude and a dogged determination not to be knocked off her Jimmy Choos.
07/02/03
Not only dull and unfunny, it’s appalling, and darned near offensive in its vapidity.
07/01/03
More entertaining than CSPAN and certainly costumed better, but this misses getting my big vote.
07/01/03
You can almost hear a thud every time Legally Blonde 2 deposits one of its "jokes" on the screen.
07/01/03
Reese Witherspoon is still enchanting, but "Legally Blonde 2" suffers from sequel-itis.
07/01/03
Much like she saved Sweet Home Alabama, [Witherspoon] uses her inexhaustible charm and comedic timing to keep this underpowered sequel from sinking into the doldrums.
07/01/03
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