Love this movie! So cute and luke Wilson is great! i think its appropriate for ages 9+. please watch it!
Legally Blonde
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Common Sense says
So much fun for young teens and up; not for kids.
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for Ages 13 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Legally Blonde was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that this movie is rated PG-13 for about five to ten minutes of crude humor, including jokes about stereotypes of gays. There is brief bad language. Elle may be blonde and bubbly, but she is far from ditsy. She works hard, uses her very fine brain, and conducts herself with integrity and dignity. Elle gives another woman advice about how to show off her body favorably to get a man's attention, but when her boss makes a pass at her, she makes it very clear that his behavior is unacceptable.
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- Families can talk about why Elle did not have higher aspirations for herself, and the role her parents played in shaping the way she thought about her future. They might also want to talk about Elle's choice to keep her client's secret, even when it put her defense at risk, and about the mistakes people make when they judge other people based on appearances. What made Elle succeed when more experienced lawyers did not? What did the way Elle responded to the practical joke show us about her?
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What’s the Story?
Adorable Southern California sorority girl Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is about to graduate with a major in fashion marketing. Her life seems perfect. Her biggest challenge is what to wear for what she thinks will be a marriage proposal from her beau, Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis). But he has another idea. He has decided to break up with her before he leaves for Harvard Law School, because she's not they right type to help him in his political career. Elle decides that the only way to get him back is to join him at Harvard. So, she studies hard, aces the LSATs, and, with the help of a very unique videotaped application essay, she is admitted. Her new classmates are skeptical and tease her. Worst of all, Warner is engaged to a girl who looks like an ad for Town and Country magazine. They won't let her study with them and they play a cruel joke on her. But Elle surprises them all -- and even herself -- by becoming a first class law student and a first class lawyer while staying true to herself. She ends up defending a murder suspect with whom she has a special rapport and conducting a cross-examination that would impress Perry Mason.
Is It Any Good?
This courtroom comedy might not reach the heights of the sublime My Cousin Vinny, but it comes pretty close. Witherspoon is a treasure. She makes Elle completely believable as a delectable California girl with spirit and brains even she did not realize. Witherspoon and the art direction (even the credits have i's dotted with hearts) keep things bubbly even when the script falters into predictability or vulgarity.
Luke Wilson as a young lawyer and Holland Taylor as an acerbic professor add some nice moments. And it is fun to see Raquel Welch in a cameo as a wealthy divorcée.
Movie Details
Studio: MGM/UA, Director: Robert Luketic
Run time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release: 07/13/2001, DVD release: 11/06/2001
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some crude humor and language
Run time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release: 07/13/2001, DVD release: 11/06/2001
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some crude humor and language
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Good role models
:D
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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- Good role models
Good for tweens! =]
I am 12 and i love this movie. Parents think that there kids are a little more innocent then they really are so it is probably good for ages 12+
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I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
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- Excessive consumerism
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- Good role models
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
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- Good role models
Great movie!
This movie was really empowering (especially for girls). There are some sexual references, and there is a scene when Professor Callahan tries to make a move on Elle, but that stopped quickly. The movie is funny!
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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the best
not the best language but it is awesome!!!!!!watch it!! i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Good role models
great
much better than you'd think but it's funny and guys if you like this your not gay!
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
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legally awesome
really good movie!!! funny but is a little boring at some parts
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I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
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- Good role models
Love this movie....Watch it 24/7!!!! =)
Legally Blonde is a very good movie. It is inspiring to me because I have always wanted to go to law school, but everyone says blondes are to dumb for that. I think the reason for her going is stupid at first. But, she finally realizes that she needs to be there for herself. So she puts her mind to it, and she graduates from Harvard University. She does that without the boy she came for and she even makes him want her back. Some how I want to do this too. I loved it completely!!!
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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Awesome movie
Great movie,good characters.Occasional mild language,great for tweens and teens but not for younger kids for 2 reasons:1.Over their head 2.Some sexual references. GO ELLE!!!LULZ
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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Can't Wait to See the Sequel
This was a really funny and good. It's great for sleepovers.
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I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
GREAT AND HILARIOUS!
i find nothing wrong with it. it just may be a little bit over the younger kids heads
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Good role models
Awesome
Elle is awesome!!! Shes such an optimistic person, and a good role model. This is fne for anyone over 8.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
This is one of my favorite movies. I love Reese Witherspoon. :D
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Lives in FloridaI rate this title on for age 12 and give it- My concerns are:
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
Its ok
I think this was a movie that was not really good but it was ok.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
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