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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde

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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Comedies

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... 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 a rising young lawyer at a great firm, balancing her demanding career with preparations for her wedding to the man of her dreams. But when she finds out her beloved dog Bruiser's family members are being used as cosmetic test subjects by one of her firm's own clients, she stands up for their rights - and is promptly fired. She's devastated, but you can't keep an optimist down. Ms. Woods goes to Washington to take matters into her own French-manicured hands. Trying to learn the political ropes and win over politicians, Elle faces a formidable challenge - and in a sea of grey, black, and navy, she sticks out like a pink thumb. Others on The Hill aren't immediately kind to "Capitol Barbie" and D.C. isn't an easy place for a person with impeccable fashion sense and a Harvard Law degree. But with her clever and sassy signature blend of intelligence and determination, she bucks the system the Elle Woods way. Speaking up for Bruiser and his family and rallying blondes across the country, Elle eventually inspires those around her to find voices of their own. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures presents Reese Witherspoon in a Marc Platt Production of Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, in association with Type A Films. Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld, the film also stars Sally Field, Regina King, Jennifer Coolidge, Bruce McGill, Bob Newhart, and Luke Wilson. Produced by Marc Platt and David Nicksay with Witherspoon as executive producer, the screenplay was written by Kate Kondell from a story by Eve Ahlert & Dennis Drake and Kondell, based on the characters created by Amanda Brown. The production team includes director of photography Elliot Davis, production designer Missy Stewart, editing by Peter Teschner, costumes designed by Sophie de Rakoff Carbonell, and music by Rolfe Kent. "Are you ready to hit the ground running?" - Congresswoman Rudd "Are these not my comfortable heels?" - Elle Woods [More]

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart, Sally Field, Luke Wilson

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Bob Newhart, Sally Field, Luke Wilson, Bruce McGill, Dana Ivey, Jennifer Coolidge, Alanna Ubach, Jessica Cauffiel, Regina King

Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld

Director: Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
Screenwriter: Kate Kondell
Producer: David A. Nicksay, Marc Platt
Studio: MGM/UA

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Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
07/02/03
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

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.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
07/02/03
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde 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.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
07/02/03
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

The film is a glorified sitcom, but Witherspoon takes it to another enchanted level.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
07/02/03
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

This sequel to the surprise hit is as resistible as a filibuster, as frustrating as a puff of cotton candy that dissolves too quickly on the tongue.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
07/02/03
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

Elle is such a nice person, and Witherspoon so effervescent, it seems impolite to point out that this comedy is hardly ever funny, unless you get a big kick out of seeing small dogs in cute outfits. Over and over and over again.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
07/02/03
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

[A] mediocre sequel to one of 2001's most unexpected pleasures.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
07/02/03
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

If Legally Blonde 2 were a legislative bill, it'd never make it out of committee.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
07/02/03
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Though there are some funny moments, little in Red, White and Blonde is enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
07/02/03
Kim Morgan
Kim Morgan
Oregonian

A self-serious streak turns the sequel a bit ... brunette.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
07/02/03
Bob Campbell
Bob Campbell
Newark Star-Ledger

It's so gosh-darned darling it almost turns your stomach.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
07/02/03
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post

It's like being strapped down and forced to read back issues of Lucky magazine.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
07/02/03
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News

Despite its familiarity, Blonde 2 doesn't make you want to pull out your hair by its roots.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
07/02/03
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

An early front-runner for dog of the year.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
07/02/03
Glenn Whipp
Glenn Whipp
Los Angeles Daily News

If the first film was a classic designer outfit, this is the cheap knockoff that falls apart as soon as you put it on.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
07/02/03
Loey Lockerby
Loey Lockerby
Kansas City Star

90 minutes of Reese Witherspoon is always worth the price of admission.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
07/02/03
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

Legally Blonde 2 is a shaggy dog story that keeps wagging its tail because the talented Witherspoon has wisely surrounded herself with strong character actors and a director who knows how and when to showcase each of them.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
07/02/03
Louis B. Hobson
Louis B. Hobson
Jam! Movies

Legally Blonde 2 is both more and less of the same.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
07/02/03
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail

It oughta be illegal for a sequel to be as brainless as this dumb Blonde.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/02/03
E! Online
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Although some good laughs are to be had in Blonde 2, there's really very little tying them together.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
07/02/03
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
 
 
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