USA Today, 07/13/2001, p.6E, "...The film bubbles along like a whirlpool tub full of bath gel....Witherspoon is the main course, and she serves justice in delicious fashion..."
New York Times, 07/13/2001, p.E23, "...[Witherspoon is] a sharp, quick-witted Doris Day....Witherspoon has the reflexes to make Elle both appealing and ridiculous..."
Rolling Stone, 08/02/2001, p.70, "...[Witherspoon] stays one sharp cookie..."
Entertainment Weekly, 07/20/2001, p.43, "...Reese Witherspoon reveals interesting dark roots even as she plays golden girls..."
Variety, 07/09/2001, p.19-28, "...Beaming star wattage out of ever pore, not to mention her hair, Witherspoon once again proves herself a comedienne worthy of comparison to such golden era greats as Carole Lombard and Ginger Rogers..."
Sight and Sound, 11/01/2001, p.49, "...Witherspoon projects an astute mix of genuine affability and game over-exaggeration..."
Chicago Sun-Times, 07/13/2001, p.33, "...Witherspoon effortlessly animated this material with sunshine and quick wit..."
Distributor Note
She's a California sorority girl who'll do anything to keep her man. Even if it means going all the way to law school! Reese Witherspoon (Election) stars with Luke Wilson (Charlie's Angels), Selma Blair (Cruel Intentions), Matthew Davis (Pearl Harbor) and Victor Garber (Titanic) in a knock-out comedy with a heart of gold and hair to match! Elle Woods (Witherspoon) is a California blonde with couture clothes, fabulous friends and the hottest boyfriend on campus. So when Warner Huntington III (Davis) suddenly dumps her and heads for Harvard Law School, Elle takes matters into her own perfectly manicured hands. She enrolls too! Now getting Warner back should be a snap, right? Wrong! Elle's about to begin the toughest fight of her life for love, honor, justice and respect for blondes everywhere!
Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Note
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Pan & Scan - 1.33 Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - English Stereo Surround - French Stereo Surround - Spanish Additional Release Features: Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Luketic - Director 2. Crew, Reese Witherspoon - Star/Crew Trivia
DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case - Checkpoint, Sensormatic Pan & Scan - 1.33 Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Single Side - Dual Layer Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Surround - English Stereo Surround - French, Spanish Additional Release Features: Audio Commentary - 1. Robert Luketic - Director 2. Crew, Reese Witherspoon - Star/Crew
Product Notes
In the sharply funny LEGALLY BLONDE, Reese Witherspoon gives a glittering performance as Elle Woods, the natural blonde sorority queen who enrolls at Harvard Law School. When she first appears, Elle seems to be no more than the bright cousin of CLUELESS's Alicia Silverstone. Expecting her boyfriend Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis) to propose, she is mortified when instead he says he needs somebody serious as his wife. When Elle discovers Warner's brother is engaged to a law student, she decides to go to Harvard. She studies for the LSATs, submits a video essay--in which she appears in a sequined bikini--and, miraculously, is accepted. At first, Elle is rebuked by Professor Stromwell (Holland Taylor) and is the target of snide comments from other students. But, gradually, it becomes clear that Elle is no fish out of water--she is smarter, more driven, and more likely to survive in the rarefied Harvard atmosphere than anyone else.