This blonde joke is less funny the second time. Read reviews Who loves rhinestone-encrusted shoes, iPods in coordinated colors, the complete Gucci catalog and all things pink? Why, of course, Elle Woods! After earning a law degree from Harvard, the cheeky, pastel-loving California girl is firmly rooted in a reputable law firm and plans to marry her adorable fiancé Emmett. Life couldn`t be better or blonder. But as life is used to it, the status quo doesn`t stay sunny for long. During a search for the mother of her beloved – and adorned – Chihuahua Bruiser, (She wants to send a wedding invitation to her puppy`s mother), she discovers that the canine matriarch is being held captive in a laboratory where scientists use her to test cosmetics. She decides to use her legal clout to correct the situation and is immediately fired from her company for her efforts. What should a well-dressed girl do? Head to Washington, D.C. and make cosmetic testing on animals illegal with chewing gum! On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 36%, based on 159 critics, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The site`s critical consensus is: “This blonde joke is less funny the second time.” [5] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 47, based on 39 critics, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. [6] Viewers surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a “B” score on an A+ to F scale.[7] The film was ranked number 21 in Entertainment Weekly`s “Top 25 Worst Sequels Ever Made” (2006). [8] One of Elle`s friends complains that she has become a lawyer instead of a Playmate Playboy, but is quickly reprimanded for the atmosphere.

Another friend talks about a nickname her grandmother used to. A congressional employee makes a crude joke about oral sex. Scantily clad interns applauded loudly in favor of Elle`s bill. A “woman” in a nurses` house looks suspiciously like a transvestite. Two of Elle`s buddies appear on the cover of Maxim in S&M costumes. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde is the second film and sequel to Legally Blonde. “If it ain`t broke, don`t fix it” could have been the slogan of Legally Blonde 2. This style-conscious sequel never deviates from the footsteps of its predecessor (Legally Blonde). The plot for both goes like this: a precocious girl from the valley decides to take an unsatisfactory situation into her own hands, meets countless rude fools, and learns the value of perseverance and hard work.

Still, families can applaud the “hard work” part, especially since this blonde elevates the engaged citizen above a political process that many disdain. “Sitting between my teenage daughters while I watched Elle face the United States. Congress, I was impressed by the tangible effect it had on them,” notes columnist Arianna Huffington Salon.com. “They left the theatre inspired, empowered and talked about the things they wanted to change and how they could change them. None of this would have happened as a result of a conversation with Mom. What Huffington doesn`t mention is that this cinematic “discourse” also involves not-so-subtle homosexual approvals and abuses of God`s name. This can lead Christian parents to exclude their teens from this civics lesson. She discovers that Bruiser is actually gay after being paged by “The Paws That Refreshes: A Doggy Day Spa”. He was affectionate for Leslie, a Rottweiller owned by Congressman Stan Marks, chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Bruiser`s bill. She also discovers that Congresswoman Libby Hauser, a senior member of the same committee, was a member of Elle`s Delta Nu sorority.

As a result, Marks and Hauser rejoice in Elle and end up supporting Bruiser`s bill. The film was released on July 2. It was released in July 2003 and received generally negative reviews from critics. Nevertheless, it was a box office success and grossed $125 million worldwide. While working for Congresswoman Victoria Rudd, she encountered skepticism and other obstacles common in Washington politics. Rudd`s associate, Timothy, sarcastically calls her “Barbie of the Capitol.” (There was even a Barbie doll based on Elle Woods. [4]). While the principled nature of Elle should be admired, the particular ideals it stands for (the abolition of cosmetic testing on animals and a cultural acceptance of Bruiser`s homosexuality) are another matter. At the very least, they are not treated with the complexity they deserve, and the filmmakers` bias is easy to see. A woman also makes an unintentional scatological comment. After the events of Legally Blonde, Elle Woods wants her chihuahua, Bruiser, reunited with her mother because she wants her to attend her wedding to Emmett.

She hires a detective to find Bruiser`s mother, only to discover that the owner of her dog`s mother is C`est Magnifique, a cosmetics company that uses Bruiser`s mother for “testing”. She discovers that her law firm represents the company, and when she urges the firm to drop her as a client, she is fired. After a host of ups and downs, including an unsuccessful attempt to improve her work environment by having her colleagues write compliments about each other and put them in the “drinking cup,” she begins to lose faith in Washington`s policies. When Grace is horrified that Rudd lied to her and blamed her, Grace and Elle finally reach a place of mutual respect, especially after Grace admits that she came to Washington DC.