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The House Bunny(2008)

PG-13
Movie1h 37mEnglishRomance, Comedy
5.5
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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.

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The world must be reaching the limit of how many '#34;this sorority/fraternity doesn'#39;t fit in so we have to make them popular'#34; movies can be made. If so, this one counts as two entries because it is so over the top ridiculous. That being said, it is still fairly funny without too much of the crudeness you usually get in a frat/sorority flick. Anna Faris parades around the entire movie in provocative attire and she must have hit the gym for months prior to this filming because it shows. Her ditzy blonde routine was a little too cliche and not nearly edgy enough like her character in _Just Friends_. This is still an enjoyable way to spend the evening, give it a chance.

Anna Faris is _The House Bunny_ in this mediocre comedy. When Shelley is kicked out of the Playboy Mansion she finds a new home at the ZETA sorority house, which is in desperate need of help to save their sorority from losing its charter. Faris gives a great comedic performance and is backed by a strong supporting cast that includes Emma Stone, Kat Dennings, and Colin Hanks. However, the plot couldn’t be more formulaic; hitting all the usual tropes and clichés. Still, a lot of the jokes work and the film has a positive message. Yet while it’s entertaining and delivers some laughs, _The House Bunny_ is a rote comedy that’s rather forgettable.

An almost painfully noughties comedy flick with a surprisingly star studded cast. This was like a highschool flashback fever dream with some extra insanity promoting the playboy brand which has aged worse than Hef. That said, it's still a mildly enjoyable turn your brain off movie with low stakes.

I need a hug from Anna Faris, too

This movie was really much funnier than I expected. I was also surprised to see Emma Stone and Collin Hanks. The movie on its own may be nothing special but I laughed a lot so it was definitely a fun watch.

The fact that this movie is at all watchable is a testament to Ms. Faris' abilities. I mean, the script is bad. Real bad. And we've seen all of these themes done so many times before, and done much better than they were in this movie. Towards the end, not even Faris can save this film from total mediocrity. On the bright side, it probably helped to sell a lot of pushup bras. follow me at https://IHATEBadMovies.com or facebook IHATEBadMovies

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Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. A modern re-telling of "Snow White" and sort of a response to "Sydney White", a story of a psuedo-princess cast out and taken in by 7 societal misfits. It's a fun twist that's she's this vapid playboy bunny that comes in and indoctrinates the other girls into being like her. It's a fun movie, not the best movie, but consistently good and a well done downtrodden versus the authority trope.

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