The House Bunny (2008)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

"The House Bunny" (2008) stars Anna Faris as playboy bunny, Shelly, living at Hefner's infamous mansion. When she's unexpectedly ousted after her 27th birthday she gets a gig as a house mother at a USC sorority where Shelly encourages a group of geeky girls by giving them make-overs, etc. Beverly D'Angelo, Colin Hanks and Hugh Hefner have side roles. The plot is similar to 1984's "Revenge of the Nerds" in that a group of nerdy youths get revenge on their popular crowd persecutors. The difference here, of course, is that the nerds are girls at a sorority rather than guys at a fraternity, not to mention the presence of a playboy bunny as their leader. I wanted to see this movie the second I saw the trailer because it made it look like an entertaining movie and it is, to a point. Amiable Anna easily carries the movie with her winsome, naïve personality while Emma Stone is equally effective as the leader of the geeks. Kat Denning, Katharine McPhee and a couple of the other actresses who play the nerdy girls are also good. It's a well-made, likable dramedy with -- thankfully -- no raunch. The problem is the script and the corresponding flow of the story. It never really engaged me and, as such, the movie never rose above mildly amusing. Another problem is that the filmmakers failed to take advantage of the female resources at their disposal, except for Faris. Dennings is underutilized and McPhee is pregnant the entire movie, which was unnecessary because there's no appreciable payoff to that particular subplot.If you want to see a really good dramedy about sorority girls check out 2005's "Man of the House." The film runs 97 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles, including Playboy Mansion and USC. GRADE: C

Shelley Darlingson was raised in an orphanage, but when she blossomed into a hot girl and moved into the Playboy Mansion. But she's summarily evicted on her 27th birthday, because she's too old. In desperation she takes a job as house mother for a sorority of misfits losing their house for lack of members. They have a few months to find 30 pledges, or a sorority of popular girls will take over their place. Shelley figures that girls will pledge a house that boys find interesting, so she sets out to make the girls alluring, not act too smart, and host great parties........It's from Happy Madison pictures, so don't expect something too clever. If you like Adam Sandler side projects, like Grandmas Boy, and Deuce Bigalow, you will know what to expect.It's as subtle as a sledge hammer, the humour is mostly gross out and inane, but there is also a little bit of heart to it.Fairs is great as the playboy bunny, and she doesn't overdo the popular girl schtick too much, in fact, she's one of the most sympathetic characters in the whole film, showing that she probably could have been a success if she chose the right path.As usual, the not so pretty girls turn out to be really hot ala She's All That, and despite connotation toward Mean Girls, there's not much reference.Its a fun ninety minutes, nothing too serious, or too stupid.It won't do you any harm.

I admit that what made me watch this movie is the respect I have for Anna Faris. I imagined this wouldn't be a very credible picture-- and in fact, it isn't. The plot is weak and formulaic most of the time, witch exception of some few scenes. Everyone can see, from the get go, that Shelley would turn the girls into popular chicks-- it was more than predictable. One of the few aspects I liked about this film is Faris' enjoyable and innocent character, who made me hardly laugh in the dinner scene, specially when she tried to pretend to be smart. All in all, this is an ordinary movie with some bad scenes, but entertaining for some while.

I don't know what to say. I suppose as soon as I saw that it was Halfwit Productions I should have turned it off, but I was willing to give anything with Emma Stone and Kat Dennings in it a chance. The only real positive thing I have to say is that I like the colour scheme in the house reno. Uuuummmmmm.... yeah, no... that's it.Oh, LOL... I have to have at least ten lines, so... let me see. I must have something else I can say about it. OH, Hefner did a GREAT job! I was most impressed with his acting capabilities. I thought it was nifty that he played himself. And their hair... they had great hair. For the most part. Right. K, that should do it.