brilliant actors, brilliant editing

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

That's how I felt after seeing Legally Blonde 2. Throughout this movie I felt like the director thought the viewing audience was stupid and had to dumb stuff down for us. The film follows the recently engaged Elle Woods whom just got fired from her great job to go against an organization that uses pets as test subjects. Normally this may have gone unnoticed but Bruiser's mom is one of the dogs there and wants this to be brought to the attention of the Capitol. This film is just dumb. D-U-M-B dumb. To prove how dumb this film is ill say one sentence that pertains to the focus of the movie. Elle has a person look up Bruiser's ancestors and the whole reason this got noticed was because his mom was a test subject.... The worst part is the guy went ahead and did a background check. If she found Bruiser on the street, how would you be able to find his mom if his last name wasn't Woods when he wasn't hers yet??? This movie therefore shouldn't exist because of how stupid it proves itself to be based on that background check. The supporting cast is not that great in fact the only people who weren't totally obnoxious or not great in the movie at all were Reese Witherspoon and Bob Newhart. I really liked Witherspoon in the original Legally Blonde but she does the exact same performance as the first like play to play the exact same and it really is poor writing. Naive blonde goes to get noticed somewhere so she can get something she wants and of course gets it. There's also conflicting information at times such as the beginning scrapbook scene when they are describing each memory and they get to Elle and Emmett's first encounter and it shows them kissing? And they also got shots that would've been impossible to get given that these people weren't even there to take the picture. The gay dog joke throughout the film I thought was really stupid and kinda offensive in a way given that the guy was freaking out that his dog was gay. Also there's no tension or suspense as to what will happen or between two characters because there's pretty much no chemistry to be found. There's also a ton of clichéd characters such as the uptight lawyer, the nerdy awkward assistant, the quite intern, and of course the naive blonde which was actually not annoying in the original. The intern lady always had this constipated look on her face in every scene that was super hard to look at because I felt dumber every time I looked at her. The only good part I can find in this movie is that there's some things that remind me of the original but not a lot unfortunately. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde was a totally unnecessary sequel that ruined the good things from the first and made a really poorly written and sometimes poorly acted movie.

I went to a free screening and demanded a refund.I was so long ago And it haunts me still. Seriously Don't.I mean it The first was OK.. But this.I mean, it had a sub plot about some dogs.. And there was some pink clothing.I'm sorry. I watched most of it through my fingers.I warn everyone about this movie.I hope you heed mine.Please beware my warning. You cannot Unsee this horror..Turn back while you still can.

I had high hopes for this sequel as I found its predecessor refreshingly funny and almost original in Hollywood's seemingly never-ending quest for a genuinely funny chick-flick. This time Reese Wotherspoon's Barbie-Girl Elle Barr (a not so subtle reference to her trainee solicitor occupation) takes on the machinery of Washington over, of all things, an animal cruelty bill. Cue dozens of dogs and their owners descending on the capital to up the cute factor to super-schmaltz level...far more than the rather thin comedy this time can support.The film has far less big, laugh-out-loud moments, in fact, I'm struggling hard to think of one, off hand. Also, as a UK citizen, I found the workings of the US congress to be too confusing to follow and held back the story line. I think the movie was crying out for a big Cruella De Ville type baddie for Elle to contend with when all we get is Sally Field as Elle's congresswoman / employer who does the dirty on her through political chicanery only to capitulate before our pink heroine by the end.Wotherspoon is good to watch as before but brings nothing new to the part either in character development or indeed her wardrobe. Field isn't asked to do much and most of the rest of the cast just get to mug and goof up to the camera, while Bob Newhart, appropriately gets to give us his patented "hangdog" expression in the unlikely part of a well-connected doorman. As usual, the soundtrack offers us snippets of songs for little apparent reason.The wink Wotherspoon gives to the camera at the end as she passes the White House shows that the producers obviously had their eyes on another sequel, but thankfully this has failed to materialise, thus far, at any rate.

The first film was surprisingly good, it was funny, fluffy and warm. This sequel was not really any of these things. Apart from a nice soundtrack, one or two amusing moments like the scene at the hearing and a delightfully authentic performance from Reese Witherspoon, this film is a mess. The script is very clichéd and weak, coupled with one too many embarrassing scenes, and the direction is very by-the-numbers. The plot line is very predictable and screams of absurdity and the ending is a joke. The film isn't as striking visually either, and it could be to do with the fact the editing isn't as crisp or the scenery as beautiful. The pacing is rather slow, so I almost nodded off on occasions, and the acting with the exception of Witherspoon is not great. Sally Field is wasted, likewise with Luke Wilson while Jennifer Coolidge's part is overwritten to an embarrassing degree. Also the film is so sugary sweet it almost made my teeth twinge. So overall, disappointing and not recommended. 3/10 Bethany Cox