4/5 Just an FYI, "bend-and-snap" doesn't work unless you are a blonde!
  by Medusa (Troy, MI)
As funny as this movie has remained, over the years, it still can't capture the greatness of Reese Witherspoon's performance until you watch her in other movies. Watch her in "Just like Heaven" or "Rendition", Witherspoon still has so much to give.

P.S. don't try the "bend-and-snap" move if you are over 35 years old; nobody is watching... even if you are a blonde!



4/5 Light Fun
  by Michael Griswold (Rockford, USA)
Not every movie has to be a film masterpiece, if every film was how boring would that be ? Legally Blonde is an unbeilevable tale of Elle Woods, a sorority head who has lost her boyfriend Warner because she isn't of his class. Not willing to give up the fight, she takes the LSATS and gets into Harvard Law where she gets introduced to a harsh, new, academic world were things are not handed to her. Adding insult to injury, Warner has moved on with Vivien a snobbish wealthy girl who tries to humiliate Elle by inviting her to a costume party where she is the only one wearing a costume !

This is where Elle begins to transform when she comes to realize that she's never going to be good enough for Warner and decides to become the best lawyer possible. This transformation is furthered when she staunchly defends the innocence of Brooke Windham-Taylor- a fellow Delta New amid murder charges and a law professor/defense attorney that beileves that she is gulty. The cementing action is when Callahan hits on her in his office and Elle showing self respect and discipline rebuffs him, than ironically ends up taking over the case after Emmit (whose always beileved in Elle.)tells the truth to Mrs. Windham, then everything comes full circle as Elle wins the case because of her background as a Delta New!

Actually presents a pretty good lesson for girls or anyone really beyond the far fetched plot and cutesy humor that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.

3/5 Only in Hollywood!!
  by Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
A bimbo becoming a top lawyer: that's the premise here and a winsome Reese Witherspoon pulls it off in a charming way, which she would have to do to make this ludicrous story watchable.

It's a bit on the feminist side with most men pictured as shallow but there are women pictured the same, too. In an era PC baloney, at least this film pokes fun at everyone, not just select groups.

Witherspoon and Luke Wilson both play good, nice people and it's nice to see a Wilson brother NOT playing someone stupid. There are stupid parts in here, but you get that in any comedy. There are also some very clever lines in there, too, but overall it's pretty low-brained material.....just played for fun. It would have been more innocent without a needless off-key or profane remark here and there.

3/5 Cute But Take It With an Ocean of Salt
  by MarlowesMom (San Francisco)
Only someone as gifted as Reese Witherspoon could pull off this adorable but ludicrous fantasy movie. Fantasy is what it is, and that's ALL that it is. There are definitely some funny scenes and it's diverting. The idea that it presents a good message for girls about working to achieve goals and being true to yourself, though . . . I have to warn you, girls in our daughter's high school were saying they wanted to be lawyers because this movie made a legal career seem fun and glamorous and exciting. Our daughter told them, "Are you crazy? My parents are lawyers. I KNOW better." I suppose at some sad level, being inspired to attend law school by Elle Woods is no more naive than being inspired to attend law school by Atticus Finch, but at least Atticus Finch lost his big case. Don't be fooled. Even if you enjoy the intellectual challenge and have pleasant colleagues and are lucky enough to handle an occasional case that affects public policy or helps someone with a problem, law is mostly a lot of hard work under mountains of paper with cases dragging on for months or years and ending in settlements where justice is neither entirely served nor entirely undermined. That's assuming you don't do family law which is truly from hell. Unless you're at the very top of the food chain, it's not even all that remunerative. The lawyers who make the most money usually represent the most unsavory clients. Lawyers have very high rates of depression and substance abuse compared to the general population. And nobody wears hot pink suits with stilettos and accessory dogs to court. So have fun, laugh, enjoy the talented cast, but please don't base a career decision on this movie.

5/5 a great movie
  by kmb
this is a great movie. it has a good message too. elle is dumped by her boyfriend because he wants someone better and to try to win him back, she decides to go to law school. she has a hard time fitting in and struggles at first, but she gets the hang of it, proving she is not a dumb blonde. she almost gives up, but she decides to keep going. i love that scene in the court room where she wins the murder case. warren realizes that she is good enough for him, but he is not good enough for her! karma is a pain in the butt, isn't warren? the acting was great in this film, reese witherspoon was funny in this movie and proves again what a talented actor she is. her character is likable through out the entire movie and you find yourself rooting for her character. and one of the things i like about this movie is that it helps show you that you can do anything if you believe in yourself.