Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)

Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King, Luke Wilson
Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld
95 minutes; in color; PG-13
Intimacy Comfort Level: First Date, Going Steady, Committed/Married
Make-out Meter: One candle
Just For Her: Everything
Just For Him: Nothing

Legally Blonde introduced us to the delightful Ms. Elle Woods (Witherspoon), a young woman
who finds herself by being lost in love. Unfortunately it’s the humor and romance that are lost in this dull sequel, which focuses its attention on gay canines, conniving bosses, and
courtroom shenanigans. Elle goes to work in Washington, D.C., in order to get Congress to consider her bill that frees captive animals used for cosmetics testing.

Although Luke Wilson played an understated romantic lead in the original, in Legally Blonde 2 his meager participation is merely obligatory. The script devotes little time to exploring their romantic relationship, instead focusing on the homo-erotic exploits of Elle’s little dog, Bruiser.

Unlike the original, the sequel is not a great date movie. In fact, Legally Blonde 2 isn’t even a date movie. And as far as greatness is concerned, let’s just say that this flick is a few curls short of a perm.

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