I'm not quite sure why I thought this movie would be good. Perhaps it was the premise or the fact that Anna Faris was finally headlining a film. Whatever the reason, I rented it. It all started out okay but quickly devolved into a mess of college movie cliches. Basically what you have here is a facsimile of Revenge of the Nerds. In fact, entire sequences were lifted directly from ROTN. How similar? Sorority that's going to lose their charter unless they become popular? Check! A cast of social misfits, each with their own idiosyncratic behavior? Check! Run-down sorority house that gets a makeover? Check! Barnyard animal let loose in said house? Check! Awesome party/event that shows-up the popular sorority? Check! Inspirational speech that saves the sorority from certain doom? Check! Anna Faris did the best she could with what she was given. In fact, she's the only reason this movie slightly works. Seriously, I can't recall a pure comedic actress of this caliber. I'm really hoping she teams up with Rob Zombie for the horror/comedy Burn Off. As for The House Bunny, wait until it's on TNT. It's likely to run back to back in the near future, kinda like Bring It On.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
The House Bunny
I'm not quite sure why I thought this movie would be good. Perhaps it was the premise or the fact that Anna Faris was finally headlining a film. Whatever the reason, I rented it. It all started out okay but quickly devolved into a mess of college movie cliches. Basically what you have here is a facsimile of Revenge of the Nerds. In fact, entire sequences were lifted directly from ROTN. How similar? Sorority that's going to lose their charter unless they become popular? Check! A cast of social misfits, each with their own idiosyncratic behavior? Check! Run-down sorority house that gets a makeover? Check! Barnyard animal let loose in said house? Check! Awesome party/event that shows-up the popular sorority? Check! Inspirational speech that saves the sorority from certain doom? Check! Anna Faris did the best she could with what she was given. In fact, she's the only reason this movie slightly works. Seriously, I can't recall a pure comedic actress of this caliber. I'm really hoping she teams up with Rob Zombie for the horror/comedy Burn Off. As for The House Bunny, wait until it's on TNT. It's likely to run back to back in the near future, kinda like Bring It On.
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I thought I recalled seeing a review saying this movie was actually good. That's why I didn't turn it off 10 minutes into it. But it never did get good, despite the fact that I am the #1 fan of makeover montages. Despite the fact that the idea of Katherine McPhee in a movie is hilarious. The use of Ting Tings songs in the soundtrack gave me a temporary sense of self-loathing for liking that band. Gratuitous use of Shaq is the only plus. Sad.
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