The House Bunny (2008)
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.
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Excellent but underrated film
The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.
While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
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.
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.
This is a belated review, entered in 2015 after a second viewing.Here are your instructions: If you have seen the movie and are looking for validation, and you 'get' the rating (6) skip the review. You don't need it.Otherwise, if you are newbie or have a different view, you can proceed to these comments: 1. OMG. It's as if a couple of writers had taken a week off to "map" the arc of Faris' career (which was pretty solid UP TO THAT POINT!) and concluded, hey, she can do it, she can carry an entire wacky comedy on her own, she has the looks, she has the talent, and no has ever given her a chance. So let's do it.2. Above, I explained how this film came into being. What I neglected to add was what happened next. The script. It looks like it did not get beyond the first draft. It reads like it did not get beyond the crayon stage. It contains lines like "the eyes are the nipples of the face." Having spent all their energy deciding if Anna could do this film (and yes, she could have done it, she did do it, and it is a pity she did not have better material) there seems to have been no time or budget left for a proper script. Anna was sent into battle with no live ammo. The rest is history.3. There an Amanda Bynes film called Sydney White which is very similar. Here is the thing. Side by side, compared one to the other, the Bynes film becomes an amalgam of Citizen Kane and Mean Girls. Not that it is so great (it is actually pretty good, but making a point here!) but simply that House Bunny is so bad.4. Bottom line, for Faris' fans only, and I know there are a lot of you. She tried. But she was fighting impossible odds. But she tried.
Shelley (Anna Faris) is a sweet clueless Bunny living in the Playboy Mansion. All she ever wants is to be a centerfold. However, she's kicked out of the mansion after turning 27. She takes a job as the house mom for a sorority of misfits. In order to stay open, the sorority needs more pledges.Anna Faris is hilariously stupid. Her exorcist low voice is crazy. Colin Hanks doesn't have enough to do other than look stunned. He's a stiff. As for the sorority, Emma Stone looks adorable as the geeky leader. They've uglied up Kat Dennings, and put Rumer Willis in a brace. Katharine McPhee is pregnant. Basically, they put a bunch of beautiful girls and given each one a weird thing to have. Then there's the questionable message that stumbles from time and time. In the 'Revenge of the Nerds', the nerds use their special skills to win. In this one, the girls need to pretty up to win. It's basically a makeover movie which isn't that funny. Luckily Shelley's unconventional makeover is much funnier and the girls learn a lesson about being themselves.