Synopsis:
After unfortunate circumstances force a
dimwitted Playboy model to leave Hef and the
mansion, the poor girl is left without much of a
purpose in life. After coming across a
sorority of nerdy women in desperate need of
assimilation to college life, her life finds
meaning as she becomes the house mother and
attempts to revive the sorority and bring
self-confidence to the girls.
The Freak's Rating:
D : Anna Faris first caught the world's
attention in the Scary Movie franchise.
Playing the bubble-headed blonde girl constantly
in peril, she was cute, funny and seemed
to spoof the role perfectly. Much like
Joe Pesci will never escape mafia roles, Faris
doesn't seem to be able to land a role beyond
the mental capacity of a baked potato. She
does herself no favors by continuing to typecast
herself in this one.
The House Bunny focuses on the Playboy appeal,
spending much of its first act within the
mansion sporting cameos from all who dare to
have their names attached to this film.
Hugh Hefner and his "Girls Next Door" share
about 5 minutes of overall screen time,
scattered throughout the film. The "girls"
are horrible, with every word out of their
mouths being incredibly scripted.
Their delivery is as flat as a pancake and even Hef struggles at not appearing as if he is using
a teleprompter in every scene. Faris is
decent and Colin Hanks (Tom's son) does an
adequate job as Faris' love interest in the
film.
Writing is dreadful throughout the film,
containing every cliche of a dumb blonde you
could imagine and tossing in dialogue that a 12
year old could generate. The ugly duckling
charade coupled with a "Revenge of the Nerds"
take on a sorority is appealing, but isn't done
correctly. The girls, for the most part,
are not attractive enough (even after they are
"converted") and the comedy isn't strong enough
to carry the lulls in the storyline. Faris
does the best she can with what she has, but her
performance will only set her back in the minds
of casting directors and writers across
Hollywood. Any part with
substance appears to be beyond her pay grade.
You might think after reading the review to this
point that it merits a complete failure as a
grade. With all the flaws inside the film,
there is one bright point...Emma Stone.
With Stone's first major role being in Superbad,
she showed immediate potential, but she truly
does bring some life and dimension to her
character in The House Bunny. Stone will
be great in the future and she shows acting
chops which are obvious in the sea of mediocrity
showcased in this one. The House Bunny,
generated by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison
productions, is obviously greenlit because of
the cast and theme, but it is incredibly
mismanaged and ends up being nearly a complete waste of time.
Angie's
Rating: F : Clitche, Clitche, Clitche and
DEFINITELY not in a good way! Good god, if ever
I wasted my time it was when I saw this. Gag!
Let me tell you how I saw this though.... I was
invited by Dr. Ragetly. (A female resident here
at the U of I who is from *France.) She thought
it looked funny, so I laughed at her and then
she also told me that she was inviting all of
the guy residents to go without telling them the
name of it, so it was her and I with our friend
Dr. Sullivan, Dr. Ragetly's husband, Dr. Kevin
Au, and Dr. Mike McFadden. When we got to the
theater they found out what we were seeing... it
was more comedy to watch their reaction to the
fact that we were seeing House Bunny than the
movie itself. Kevin actually fell asleep, which
kept us entertained by throwing popcorn at him
and making fun of Mike (Mr. tough guy) for
actually paying to see it. :) Unless you are
able to get someone like this to go as a prank,
I would suggest skipping it and doing something
useful with your two hours: sleep, like Kevin.
:) haha
*I thought the being from France part would
explain the movie choice... was I wrong?? ;)
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