This sequel has its moments, but falls WAY short of its predecessor. Just about any movie these days seems to warrant a sequel. I will admit it wasn't as bad as the Speed sequel, and it had some funny scenes, but it followed its formula too closely and didn't measure up to the first movie, which was a better showcase for Reese. I liked the scenes before Congress and the parts where she's trying to get the signatures, but the first one was way better.

This is a movie that works when you want too see something not very deep. The movie contains some funny jokes and the main characters' way to solve problems is very similar to the first movie. Something that takes down my rating is how homosexuals is displayed as something weird and unnatural. The homophobia is supposed to be laughed at. The characters looks at homosexuality as something horrible, at least at the beginning before the acceptance enters like a brave Disney prince on his white horse to save the day. Embarrassing and not funny at all. The movie does not problematize this at all but rather is it something for the audience to laugh at and identify with. A OK movie but absolutely not a big shot. I would not recommend it.

If not as worthless as some claim, this sequel to the charming 'Legally Blonde' is quite a few steps below the original. The plot has Elle going to Washington to propose a bill banning animal testing after her law firm refuses to handle a local case. Tackling an important issue with quite a few stabs at the lack of altruism in money-grubbing politics, the film certainly has its heart in the right place. Reese Witherspoon is also still solid with her never-ending energy and inability to be phased. The script does not give her anywhere near as many self-realisation moments at the first film though and Elle seems even ditzier here -- which goes against her growth by the end of Part One. The dynamic of the first film was that Witherspoon was always intelligent but had just dedicated her life to things associated with airheads; this time though, she just seems silly talking to her dog like a teenager and researching its birth mother. The revelation that her dog is gay also only distracts from the animal abuse theme. The supporting cast are not even especially good this time round. Luke Wilson's role is so underwritten that it is baffling why he was actually rehired and Jennifer Coolidge (who had much of the heart and soul of the first film) only fares slightly better. For all its flaws though, the film is still oddly watchable. The costumes are still imaginative, there are scattered, if inconsistent, funny moments and Witherspoon sells her character once again - but certainly one would expect more with 'Kissing Jessica Stein' director Charles Herman- Wurmfeld at the helm.

Once you get past the fluff from "Legally Blonde 2," the movie actually offers some insight into the sausage-making machine that is Washington politics.As much as the general population would like to believe Elle's statement--"change the fabric"--the legislative process just can't be changed that easily. Buzz words and phrases like "justice, ""speak up," and "do what's right" only mean something in theory. Congressional bills rarely reflect what should be done, are usually not what most would consider fair, and are rarely the result of voters' efforts (this of course excludes things like popular ballots and referendums on a state level). Instead, lobbying, secret deals, and campaign donations often dictate the outcome, all of which are depicted in the film.Elle, with her naiveté, represents the common belief that someone can accomplish change in Washington with nothing but a naive desire to "do the right thing." She is immediately stifled by a jaded congressional staff who were once like Elle but have since learned that things must be done "the Washington way" before any progress can be made. Once Elle overcomes this obstacle, she is then confronted by a strong lobby against her and heavy purse strings that choke Bruiser's Bill. The resilient Elle somehow beats the odds again, but as if all that weren't enough, she then must face the reality of secret deals and vote-trading, even by the Congress woman who was supposedly on Elle's side. At this point Elle activates a grassroots movement using her sorority's emergency help line, which is reminiscent of Woodstock and the 1960s marches on Washington.In true Hollywood fashion, Elle wins the day and passes her bill banning cosmetics testing on animals. If the movie had really wanted to impart lessons about how Washington politics actually work, a more fitting title would perhaps have been "Basically Brunette," and the ending would result in the bill's sponsor becoming jaded with the whole process (author's note--not only would this not happen in real life, it has not happened; there are currently little to no meaningful regulations regarding animal testing in cosmetics). However, despite the sparkles, viewers can actually learn something about the ingredients that go into the legislative process; just don't expect the movie's result in real life. The pink-and-scented Hollywood touches do give the sausage-making process "a little something extra" in that they make this blinged-out version of Washington politics at least palatable to look at. Normally, no one wants to see how the sausage is made; but "Legally Blonde 2" makes the legislative process more of a bakery than a sausage factory.