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HOUSE BUNNY REVIEW
Certificate: 12A
Genre: COMEDY
Who's in it: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone
Chris' Verdict On The House Bunny: 7/10- "Great cast, great humour and
overall a good comedy. Not as good as the classic comedies that you can watch
over and over though."
Ellie's Verdict On The House Bunny: 5/10- "Wasn't really my thing, at times I
found it funny but overall a bit distasteful. Ben Stiller and Jack Black looked like
they had a lot of fun making this film."
For more information read the review below
Film Release date: 10th October 2008
Certificate: 12A
Genre: COMEDY
Who's in it: Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone
Chris' Verdict On The House Bunny: 7/10- "Great cast, great humour and
overall a good comedy. Not as good as the classic comedies that you can watch
over and over though."
Ellie's Verdict On The House Bunny: 5/10- "Wasn't really my thing, at times I
found it funny but overall a bit distasteful. Ben Stiller and Jack Black looked like
they had a lot of fun making this film."
For more information read the review below
Film Release date: 10th October 2008
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Playboy Mansion to real the world. When Shelley, played by Anna Faris turns 27 she rather unkindly huge
difficulty living a boring normal life and she struggles to integrate into a college full of 'nerds' and the like.
throughout. There is also a creepy cameo from the playboy himself, Hugh Heffner, aged 82!
When reviewing this film I feel it is only fair to compare it to other films in this genre. Anna Faris does not
have the acting ability of Meryl Streep or Nicole Kidman but there is a certain charm and likeability to her
performance. Moreover, Anna Faris looks like a playmate and is convincing as a former playgirl. However,
despite the efforts of Anna Faris, 'The House Bunny' falls way short of the benchmark set by other similar
films like 'Legally Blonde'. The plot is weak and the dialogue is cringeworthy, unemotional and not enough
to maintain a 90 minute film. There are too many simple, and basically pointless lines that only serve to fill
gaps and elongate the already too long film. The rest of the cast do not help the situation. The majority of
the supporting cast provide wooden performances, the worst of which is a thankfully brief cameo from the
aged Hugh Heffner. The poor acting is made worse by the ridiculousness of some of the characters. For
example, for me, the supposed 'geeks' are just too geeky and too stereotypical. None of the characters
are at all realistic and rather than making me laugh, their ridiculousness started to annoy me.
It is important for a film like 'The House Bunny' to be funny and make the audience the laugh throughout.
Unfortunately for 'The House Bunny', the gags for few a far between and can be seen from a long
distance. While the first half of the film starts off relatively promisingly and brings some laughs, the humour
dries up in the second half of the film. One of the more ludacrious sequences in the film sees the complete
makeover of the supposed 'ugly girls' into stunningly gorgeous young women. It was clear that ALL the
funny parts of the film had already been packed into the trailer. Ultimately, there is simply not enough
happening in this film. It is not enough to have one main character acting as a former playgirl for 90 mins,
there needed to be some depth in the rest of the characters and at least a few sub plots to give the
audience something different to think about other than the dim Shelley. For those of you that really
enjoyed Legally Blonde then you will probably quite enjoy 'The House Bunny'. This is definitely not the best
film that Anna Faris has appeared in but it is not the worst.
difficulty living a boring normal life and she struggles to integrate into a college full of 'nerds' and the like.
throughout. There is also a creepy cameo from the playboy himself, Hugh Heffner, aged 82!
When reviewing this film I feel it is only fair to compare it to other films in this genre. Anna Faris does not
have the acting ability of Meryl Streep or Nicole Kidman but there is a certain charm and likeability to her
performance. Moreover, Anna Faris looks like a playmate and is convincing as a former playgirl. However,
despite the efforts of Anna Faris, 'The House Bunny' falls way short of the benchmark set by other similar
films like 'Legally Blonde'. The plot is weak and the dialogue is cringeworthy, unemotional and not enough
to maintain a 90 minute film. There are too many simple, and basically pointless lines that only serve to fill
gaps and elongate the already too long film. The rest of the cast do not help the situation. The majority of
the supporting cast provide wooden performances, the worst of which is a thankfully brief cameo from the
aged Hugh Heffner. The poor acting is made worse by the ridiculousness of some of the characters. For
example, for me, the supposed 'geeks' are just too geeky and too stereotypical. None of the characters
are at all realistic and rather than making me laugh, their ridiculousness started to annoy me.
It is important for a film like 'The House Bunny' to be funny and make the audience the laugh throughout.
Unfortunately for 'The House Bunny', the gags for few a far between and can be seen from a long
distance. While the first half of the film starts off relatively promisingly and brings some laughs, the humour
dries up in the second half of the film. One of the more ludacrious sequences in the film sees the complete
makeover of the supposed 'ugly girls' into stunningly gorgeous young women. It was clear that ALL the
funny parts of the film had already been packed into the trailer. Ultimately, there is simply not enough
happening in this film. It is not enough to have one main character acting as a former playgirl for 90 mins,
there needed to be some depth in the rest of the characters and at least a few sub plots to give the
audience something different to think about other than the dim Shelley. For those of you that really
enjoyed Legally Blonde then you will probably quite enjoy 'The House Bunny'. This is definitely not the best
film that Anna Faris has appeared in but it is not the worst.
