You know a comedy is truly awful when: 1. you don't laugh 2. you're in actual pain. Somebody in Hollywood must have thought, "Well, all I have to do is combine mostly 'Legally Blond' with some 'Animal House' thrown in, with a nod to 'Forest Gump,' and I'll make millions." The difference is that the characters in all these comedies were actually likable and we rooted for them. Because the heroine is so stupid--and not in a good way--and the other characters are so forgettable, I didn't care about anyone. Everything in this movie is undeveloped, except the bra size of the "house bunny."
In "House Bunny," the repeated comic attempts (which never succeed as comic reality) include having the heroine lower her voice when she repeats the name of somebody's she's just met, having a woman attempt to pick up guys by repeatedly taking about her bowel movements, plus unfunny and constant references to S&M and oral sex. The basic premise of the movie is that in order to be successful, to have a boy friend, you should mask your intelligence and make sure you are attractive (AKA, slutty). Yeah, yeah, "House Bunny" has a veneer of "what really matters is your personality," but nobody really believes this dogma.
This movie is sexist and stupid and insulting to the audience. If it were the last movie on earth, I'd still say burn it.
In "House Bunny," the repeated comic attempts (which never succeed as comic reality) include having the heroine lower her voice when she repeats the name of somebody's she's just met, having a woman attempt to pick up guys by repeatedly taking about her bowel movements, plus unfunny and constant references to S&M and oral sex. The basic premise of the movie is that in order to be successful, to have a boy friend, you should mask your intelligence and make sure you are attractive (AKA, slutty). Yeah, yeah, "House Bunny" has a veneer of "what really matters is your personality," but nobody really believes this dogma.
This movie is sexist and stupid and insulting to the audience. If it were the last movie on earth, I'd still say burn it.