Blondes, brunettes, red heads, fair skinned people, dusky complexioned persons, simpletons, the middleclass, the rich & famous, Gujjus, Mallus, Sardars, North Indians, South Indians, men, women, etc.............................................................the list goes on & on.At one point of time or another we all have faced stereotypyed prejudices in our daily lives.This is the story of a leggy blonde who decides to take on the world & show that blondes do have more fun, but they can also prove their smarts in any field they desire.How is it different from any other movie?The blonde does this in a non-sensical & comical way.
Elle Woods(Reese Witherspoon) has it all-loving parents, cool friends, a rich lifestyle, pink stuff, a fashion designing degree, immense popularity, oggling guys everywhere she goes & a fashion conscious chihuahua.She’s madly in love with her boyfriend, Warner(Matthew Davis) & is waiting eagerly for him to propose.On her ’special night’ he ends breaking up with her.He explains to Elle that he still does love & care for her a lot.But since he’s got ambitions to join Harvard Law school & later on take up a career in politics, he tells Elle that he would need a smarter life partner.Heartbroken, Elle decides to win Warner back.She studies day & night to end up with an excellent LSAT score & enrolls herself at Harvard Law school.But this is just the beginning for poor Elle as she finds out that Warner has proposed to their Harvard Law classmate, Vivian(Selma Blair).From then on Elle has to constantly struggle to prove herself to her classmates, professors & the general public.At first, Elle & Vivian are totally vicious to each other.But as time goes on & they begin to warm up to each other, Elle realises that she & Vivian would be great friends if it were not for the issue of Warner.Emmett Richmond(Luke Wilson) is one of Elle’s professors who keeps supporting her, no matter what.He’s genuinely impressed by her colourful character who’s got an attitude to succeed & win people’s hearts.
The movie is light & funny.The cast are very definite in their roles, as tiny & comical as it may be.Reese Witherspoon stands out in playing the dumb blonde who wants to be taken seriously.This is a totally girly film which would be nice for a girl’s night out.Don’t even make the mistake of taking a guy for this movie.Go out there & embrace your feminine power!