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LEGALLY BLONDE 2: RED WHITE & BLONDE Send This Review to a Friend
The sequel to "Legally Blonde" descends to Ms. Ditz goes to Washington, with fashion maniac Elle Woods, played by Reese Witherspoon with a terminal case of the cutes, descending on the nation's capital to pursue her animal rights cause and get a bill passed that would stop experiments on pets for the cosmetics industry. There's a personal stake. Her dog Bruiser's mom, traced by a detective she hires, is endangered in a laboratory.
The gimmick, or course, is that the outwardly dumb blonde, already a Harvard Law School grad, really has the smarts to ignite Congress in favor of her bill and stir feelings about the need for citizens to speak out and make a difference. Elle has the sort of mind that understands a political issue in terms of getting a bad haircut at a beauty salon.
"Legally Blonde 2" has been directed broadly by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld from a screenplay by Kate Kondell, from a story by Eve Ahlert, Dennis Drake and Kondell based on characters created by Amanda Brown. The plot grows more and more absurd as it thickens, or we might say thins, and the laughs are few, unless you are inclined to roar over the idea of two dogs being gay. Ultimately, after being double-crossed by Sally Field as a Congresswoman, Elle must call on her troops from sorority Delta Nu to invade Washington to help turn the tide. Bob Newhart has an understated role as a doorman who is Elle's politically savvy advisor.
Despite the voice for animal rights, it would seem that even rights groups should be embarrassed by having such a hare-brained film as an advocate. The Congressional scenes are thoroughly silly, but come to think of it, given the current state of Congress, Elle and the legislators may deserve each other. An MGM release.
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