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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for some sex-related humor
Starring
Reese Witherspoon,
Sally Field,
Bob Newhart,
Luke Wilson,
Jennifer Coolidge,
Regina King,
Jessica Cauffiel,
and
Alanna Ubach
Reese Witherspoon is back as Elle Woods, juggling a demanding career as a rising young lawyer as well as preparations for her wedding to the man of her dreams. (MGM)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Kate Kondell (also story)
Eve Ahlert (story)
Dennis Drake (story)
Amanda Brown (characters)
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 4, 2003
Video: November 4, 2003
Theatrical: July 2, 2003
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| RUNNING TIME: |
95 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
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88
Premiere
Susannah Gora
In this sequel, as Elle uses her good-hearted pluck to work toward her goal, Witherspoon is a sheer delight, all charm and light and loveliness; you just want her to win.
80
Time
Richard Schickel
We're talking fables, not reality, here, and this is a fine and merry one--"Ms. Woods Goes to Washington"--played to airy perfection by Reese Witherspoon and a light-on-its-feet cast.
80
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis
Elle dresses in shades of sorbet and dolls up her Chihuahua like a bantamweight drag queen, but by fighting the good fight she's also giving alpha girls and women their due, rescuing them from the magazine horror stories and the taint of Hillary.
80
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Elle fans will likely ignore the narrative shortcomings in favor of a well-loved character.
80
Film Threat
Kevin Carr
Has an underlying charm that drags its audience, kicking and screaming to have a good time.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
airily works not only because of Witherspoon and a game supporting cast...but because, with its bark-and-bite agenda wrapped in a blanket of laughs, has the sense to remember that, first and foremost, it's entertainment.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Takes the financially successful formula of "Legally Blonde," the Reese Witherspoon hit from two years ago, and does something unexpected. It fiddles with it, changes it and actually fixes it.
75
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
Witherspoon is a professional, demanding we give ourselves over to her carbonated pluck.
70
TV Guide
Ken Fox
An even sweeter and lighter whipped confection than "Legally Blonde," this hugely enjoyable sequel serves up a generous second helping of the ingredient that made the original such an irresistible hit.
70
Variety
David Rooney
The script here just doesn't have sufficient smarts to pull off Elle's political triumph. But Witherspoon again makes a valiant show of selling it.
67
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
At once brasher and more frivolous, she's a lot less compelling fighting for the welfare of lab-test animals than she was crusading for her own dignity.
63
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Unlike other current D.C. types, Elle would never misplace or misidentify her own weapons of mass destruction. They're all in her wardrobe closet and makeup kit.
63
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
Call it a victory for sincerity and style: Despite its familiarity, Blonde 2 doesn't make you want to pull out your hair by its (touched-up) roots.
60
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
A movie of many stupid pet tricks and one basic joke: As in the original, Elle's intelligence is consistently -- if understandably -- underestimated.
60
Film Threat
Rick Kisonak
Perkiness Alert! Much of the banter and many of the gags are amusing but Witherspoon cranks the perkiness to off-the-dial levels here and anyone with low tolerance for superpeppy movie do-gooders should consult a physician before viewing.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Rick Groen
Both more and less of the same -- more of that hot-pink couture, a whole lot more of that diminutive doggie, less reason to laugh even if you're a tank-topped 16-year-old.
50
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
In the real world, Elle Woods would be chewed up faster than one of little Bruiser's Milk-Bones.
50
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
There's not enough here to sustain a half-hour sitcom, but Reese Witherspoon shoulders the burden with star shine to spare.
50
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Scott Tobias
If her adoring public doesn't mind paying for the same movie twice, Legally Blonde 2 stands to leave her star power unquestioned.
50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
Just as a fistful of drooping stalks does not a bouquet make, director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld's random collection of think-pink gags, canine couture and smart/dumb blonde jokes does not a comedy make.
50
Salon.com
Charles Taylor
Legally Blonde was content to tickle you. The new one is something akin to a band that has a surprisingly successful debut deciding to rerecord all their originals and release a "Greatest Hits" collection for their second CD. It's both familiar and off.
50
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Director Charles Herman-Wurmfeld ("Kissing Jessica Stein") misses several opportunities to go all out and be, as Elle would say, "superfun."
50
New York Magazine
Peter Rainer
I realize Legally Blonde 2 was not intended as scathing political satire, but I wish someone out there in movieland did indeed have just such an intention these days.
42
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
Though there are some funny moments, little in "Red, White and Blonde" is enjoyable.
40
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
A movie for people who somehow managed to miss the point of the first picture.
40
Austin Chronicle
Kimberley Jones
Midway through, there’s a truly riotous set-piece involving Bruiser’s gay love affair with a Great Dane, but not even a Chihuahua in leather bondage gear can zest up a franchise that has degraded from sleeper to snoozer.
40
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
Like the first movie, this has some cute gags but collapses like a soggy paper plate because it can't decide whether to mock or celebrate the heroine's shallow materialism.
40
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
Legally bland.
38
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
When Elle Woods watches "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" for inspiration in the middle of Legally Blonde 2, you have to admire the nerve of the people who made this comedy: "Smith" is to LB2 what jumbo jets are to ultralight gliders. But nerve is all they've got.
38
USA Today
Claudia Puig
The first one was silly fun, amusing and oddly inventive; the second is plodding, unfunny and almost cringe-worthy.
38
New York Post
Megan Lehmann
It's so gosh-darned darling it almost turns your stomach.
30
Newsweek
David Ansen
As adroit and charming as Witherspoon is--and she gives it her all--she cannot rise above the embarrassingly broad, witless material.
30
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas
"Legally Blonde" was a splashy, wide-screen near musical, a movie made in the spirit of Elle Woods herself. Legally Blonde 2 is Elle Woods' eulogy.
30
Washington Post
Teresa Wiltz
Flops where it should zing, trotting out cringe-worthy cliches and hoary plot contrivances and depicting femininity through a drag queen's funhouse mirror.
30
Dallas Observer
Robert Wilonsky
No one is more blameworthy than Witherspoon...With her newfound clout and charm, she could make better films; instead, she strolls up to the audience standing in line at the ATM and demands we fork it over or else.
25
Baltimore Sun
Michael Sragow
Not since Rocky II has there been a more blatant attempt to recapitulate a box-office hit without adding any new attraction or appeal.
25
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
A perfectly funny idea -- call it "Ms. Ditz Goes to Washington" -- that's never allowed to take on real comic life. I laughed exactly once.
25
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
It is a cinematic abomination -- a source of embarrassment for everyone involved.
0
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
One of the strongest arguments yet for making sequels illegal.
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