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Legally Blonde (2001) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Legally Blonde (2001) a score of 2.7845 out of 4

based on (221) reviews

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Excellent

(17)

Very Good

(162)

Good

(39)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(1)

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BBC Films (Ben Falk)

Elle, however, is a determined woman, and before long, she's bluffing her way into Harvard (via a hilarious entry video) and trying to get him back....read the complete Legally Blonde (2001) review at BBC Films (Ben Falk)

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Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)

In a perfect marriage of player and part, Reese Witherspoon is Elle Woods....read the complete Legally Blonde (2001) review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)

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Slate (David Edelstein)

I half-admire its exquisite balancing act, squeezing laughs out of its leading lady's wardrobe, vocabulary, gestures, and cretinously oblivious Beverly Hills sense of entitlement, while simultaneously demonstrating her brilliance, sturdy ethics, and...read the complete Legally Blonde (2001) review at Slate (David Edelstein)

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hybridmagazine.com

I for one have no problem with that; after all it’s a comedy, right? Wrong, this movie is tremendously unfunny. I was never a big fan of CLUELESS, which this movie pays frequent homage to, but I found it funny in large parts. Every way in which...read the complete Legally Blonde (2001) review at hybridmagazine.com

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