Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003

Critics score:
38 / 100

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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: While Legally Blonde 2 is bearable in a way that busier and more ambitious unfunny recent comedies like Hollywood Homicide and Alex and Emma are not, it has almost none of the ditsy charm of the original. Read more

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Despite its familiarity, Blonde 2 doesn't make you want to pull out your hair by its roots. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: [Witherspoon's] so charming. Read more

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Without Witherspoon, there'd be no reason to watch this movie, but she sashays through it all with her tip-tap walk and sparkly smile. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: This movie needs to be less winning, more satirical -- like the first. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: This time around it feels like pink is last year's black. Read more

Jill Vejnoska, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The real D.C. should move this fast and be as intentionally funny. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: The movie has a brain. Read more

Manohla Dargis, Los Angeles Times: Legally Blonde 2 moves at such a brisk, easy clip that there isn't much time to linger over its flaws. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: Elle's blonde may have more fun, but the audience does not. Read more

Michael Booth, Denver Post: The first Reese Witherspoon vehicle was a surprise smash hit, and the second is a surprisingly smashing train wreck. Read more

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Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Legally Blonde 2 knows what it's doing and takes no risks. Like its titular character, the movie is brightly polished, well-manicured and well-heeled. Read more

Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly: Legally Blonde 2 is Elle Woods' eulogy. Read more

John Anderson, Newsday: Some very funny moments, but sequel to the 2001 comedy is mostly an uninspired exercise in recycling. Read more

Bob Campbell, Newark Star-Ledger: A self-serious streak turns the sequel a bit ... brunette. Read more

Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: It's like being strapped down and forced to read back issues of Lucky magazine. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: May be the worst film I have ever seen with an actress I have previously adored: in this case, Reese Witherspoon. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A cinematic abomination. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie's vision of Congress is hopelessly simplistic and idealistic. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Legally Blonde was content to tickle you. The new one is something akin to a band that has a surprisingly successful debut deciding to rerecord all their originals and release a 'Greatest Hits' collection for their second CD. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde takes the financially successful formula of Legally Blonde, the Reese Witherspoon hit from two years ago, and does something unexpected. It fiddles with it, changes it and actually fixes it. Read more

Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune: As she did in the first movie, Witherspoon deftly navigates the precipice where silliness slips into stupidity. Read more

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Legally Blonde 2 is both more and less of the same. Read more

Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star: While straight, male audiences probably won't find this movie interesting or funny, for women it could be an important, inspiring and empowering pop cultural experience. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: The first one was silly fun, amusing and oddly inventive; the second is plodding, unfunny and almost cringe-worthy. Read more

David Rooney, Variety: Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: Legally Blonde 2 is a movie of many stupid pet tricks and one basic joke. Read more