Movie #395 ........................."The House Bunny"

Movie "395 "The House Bunny" --- I hadn't seen this film, and it was on t.v. last night, and I watched the ending and recognized Emma Stone (from "Easy A" with red hair), Colin Hanks (from "Orange County and he's Tom's son) and Anna Faris (whom I had seen in a stint on SNL and thought she was talented) and thought, I should watch this some time and then, as it so often happens on t.v., they show on encore of it! So I ended up watching it. I like romantic comedies, and although this is short on the romance, it still lingers in the background, and I'm not convinced that Colin and Anna would ever make past a third date, the film still had funny moments, esp. attributed to Anna and Emma Stone. The way the two of them play the lines, they have the belief that they are reciting Shakespeare --- and even though the main character probably never heard of Shakespeare, she still has a lot good going for her that is infectious, mostly the optimism. Which I know can get obnoxious after a while, but she breaks that stereotype of the dumb blonde and shows that even though she is far from book learned (that humor gets old, but luckily they don't depend on it) , there's a lot good in her. And I loved her passion! She always jumped into stuff body first! (and what a body!) The ring of girls includes the girl who played Nora in "Nick and Nora's infinite playlist" and Rumer Willis (Bruce and Demi's offspring) ---- the others are way over the top and don't probably need to be mentioned. So what it comes down to is that there is no new ground here, but because the film has some winning performers in it, it might be an interesting look see for you. But if you had the opportunity to see "Annie Hall," (or maybe even the first Legally Blond), I'd take that opportunity instead. But how can you not chuckle at some of the things that come out of the House Bunny's mouth: "The eyes are the nipples to the face." or "Kindness is just love with its workboots on" --- you have to give them a plus for some of the lines! Oh, P.S. I stopped when I was channel clicking because I thought the red-headed girl was Lindsay Lohan, and it turned out to be Emma Stone. Hmmmm. That should give incentive to Lohan to graduate from Rehab and go out and get back her acting career before a lookalike (who might be more comically talented) gets it instead of her!





I give it 2.6
The House Bunny
(2008) PG-13
When Playboy bunny Shelley Darlington (Anna Faris) gets evicted from the mansion, she's a woman without a country -- until she meets the sisters of Zeta Alpha Zeta, a sorority on the brink of losing its campus chapter. The Zetas need Shelley's makeover expertise so they can attract a new pledge class -- otherwise, their house goes to rivals Phi Iota Mu. But the Zetas have something Shelley needs, too: the confidence to be herself.
Genre: Comedy
This movie is: Goofy, Romantic, Feel-good
Format: DVD and Blu-ray