Monday, November 21, 2011

The House Bunny

The House Bunny tells the the story of Shelley (Anna Faris), a peppy, sunny Playboy model sabotaged by a friend of her’s on her 27th birthday. Unfairly kicked out from Hugh Hefner’s mansion, she finds her way into a new and highly unlikely career as a house mother at Zeta Alpha Zeta, a horrible sorority house full of freaks and geeks, including Emma Stone, American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee and Rumer Willis. Unless Zeta’s unpopular gang of nerd-girls can come up with a plan to recruit 15 new members, its doors will shut forever. Shelly (Anna Faris) proceeds to give the girls, their house, and even their snotty arch-rivals the makeovers they all deserve. That is, when she’s not falling head over heels (quite literally) for Oliver (Colin Hanks).Directed by the stand-up comic-turned-moviemaker Fred Wolf, and written by the pink-powered screenwriting team that brought you Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You and Ella Enchanted, is Hef himself.But Faris’ considerable comic talents and endless frilly outfits fluff this workaday cautionary tale into an easy-watch whirl of sweetness and light colors. It’s not the star vehicle our leading lady truly deserves, but she gamely rides it for all it’s worth. Ken McIntyre Faris’ comic talents make this an easy-watch whirl of sweetness. If you like comedy and stupidity at its finest I suggest you watch The House Bunny, don’t underestimate this movie. You’d be surprised at how great it is, on a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest id give it a 81/2.

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