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THE HOUSE BUNNY is not bad at all, thanks to Anna Faris, whose looks and comedic timing save this movie from the possibility of becoming one of the worst ever. Overall, it’s somewhat funny, meaning if you like jokes at the expense of dumb blonds then… you’ll like this movie. It has its moments and I don’t think you’ll find it a complete waste of time after you watch the whole thing. It means to entertain and it does a decent job of doing exactly that.

Shelley (Faris) is a playboy bunny living in the comfort of the Mansion. A day after her birthday, she receives a letter that’s saying she’s been kicked out due to her age. Confused and without a clue what to do in the real world, she decides to become a house mother for sorority girls of Zeta Alpha Zeta, known as the laughing stock of the campus. They have to team up and make drastic changes and get more than 30 pledges or they might lose their home.

I watch this movie with open mind, trying to forget that it’s directed by Fred Wolf who brought us the awfully lame Strange Wilderness.
I think part of what makes THE HOUSE BUNNY survives as an okay movie is that it’s written by the duo screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith who as a team, have shared their careers’ ups (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You) and downs (Ella Enchanted, She’s the Man)

Personally, I’ve always loved movies that champion the geeks and the nerds and the misfits and the unpopular.. because I was unpopular as a kid.
I always anticipate this kind of movie… it may be predictable because the concept is unoriginal, but the make-over transformation is pretty cool
O and say what you want about Hugh Hefner but let’s face it… the old man is damn awesome!

I’m sure all of us know a little bit of blond jokes from time to time, most of them deal with misunderstandings mainly because there’s this stereotype that blonds are dumbs therefore they’re ignorant and thus you can tell them anything and they’ll mistake it for something else or they’ll just fall for it right then and there.
The humor in this movie is all that and once again, Anna Faris is the right man for the job.. not because she’s dumb in real life, but it’s because she knows just how to play a typical dumb girl. She nails it! Maybe also she’s done that sorta role before (Scary Movie, Just Friends)
The fact that she’s an attractive/sexy woman also helps.
If all goes well, THE HOUSE BUNNY will do to Anna Faris what Happy Gilmore did to Adam Sandler.

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