The House Bunny
The House Bunny
PG-13 | 22 August 2008 (USA)
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Shelley is living a carefree life until a rival gets her tossed out of the Playboy Mansion. With nowhere to go, fate delivers her to the sorority girls from Zeta Alpha Zeta. Unless they can sign a new pledge class, the seven socially clueless women will lose their house to the scheming girls of Phi Iota Mu. In order to accomplish their goal, they need Shelley to teach them the ways of makeup and men; at the same time, Shelley needs some of what the Zetas have - a sense of individuality. The combination leads all the girls to learn how to stop pretending and start being themselves.

Reviews
cricketbat

The House Bunny used a tired, old plot line and. . .didn't do much else with it - it's the same old plot line. Even Anna Faris couldn't save the annoyingly over-the-top characters and the misled attempt at trying to have a message/moral. I am disappointed - this was even dumber than I expected.

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davidm-64016

I love Anna Farris, and I adore Emma Stone, and as for Kat Dennings she is pretty special. Add in Colin Hanks, then how do you get such a poor movie? The problem is that Anna Farris's character has a fraction of the charm of Elle Woods, and I think it's all in the writing, as we know that this cast has talent and can be funny in spades. I see that she Exec Produced this, and I'm all for women developing projects and making them happen, but I think this was a poor choice. It's possible that in the hands of another director, some of the slapstick would have been dialled down, and a little more time spent in making the House Bunny a believable, loveable character.I almost gave up four or five times during this movie, but persisted in the hope that it would get better, but I think I was disappointed.

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cjbarrett

Not a bad movie. Sadly someone at Happy Madison productions didn't trust a simple and enjoyable premise and had to pile on one stupid sight gag after another. If the situation was amusing it got buried under an avalanche of juvenile nonsense. A number of engaging performances. Cute idea. Sadly not trusted by the producers.

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Ana C. P. Cruz

In the same line of many young adult/ university movies, The House Bunny was able to be inventive and innovative introducing a little bit of the Playboy universe into the plot. However, we have a typical fight cliché between beauty and brains, and all the prejudice around that compel the characters to discover that the two characteristics are relevant and indissociable. I was glad to see Anna Faris growing out of the scary movie series, and also pleased to see Emma Stone established as an even more excellent comedy actress. I think she captivate the lights for herself throughout the film. Beyond that Faris did a great job portraying the confused beautiful blond stereotype that we see in comedies. But as a cinema lover I hope to see her in major demanding roles. Above all, the story and the scenes are fluid, light and fun for a relaxing afternoon with friends.

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