Anna Faris Movie:

		List Price: $19.94		Label: Sony Salesrank: 6808 Released: December 19, 2008
		Our Price: $2.00
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		MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:

Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 23-DEC-2008
Media Type: DVD

Description of The House Bunny:
"I'm an expert in parties and boys. I'm a Bunny! Men write to me from prison--sometimes in their own blood!" So declares ex-Playboy Bunny Shelley, tossed out of the Mansion by a rival for her advanced age (27--"59 in bunny years," she's told). As played by the utterly fearless and appealing Anna Faris, Shelley becomes an unlikely post-feminist heroine, who finds a great use for her not-too-considerable expertise: being sexy. With nowhere else to live, Shelley finds herself as the house mother for a dying sorority, the Zetas, who are the audience for the rallying cry above. And the slightly misfit sisters, though wary, end up giving Shelley a sisterhood she could never have built back at the Grotto. To help build up the sorority, Shelley gives the young women her own peculiar tutorials in charm school--helping them raise their campus profile and recruit new pledges in the process. "When I'm done, every girl on campus will want to pledge Zeta!" Ignore her at your peril, girls. If the formula is a bit predictable, the pace is lively and the cast, headed by the wide-eyed Faris, is aces. American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee is a natural on camera, as is Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. The supporting cast includes the capable Colin Hanks and Beverly D'Angelo, and a bit too much screen time for the real-life Hugh Hefner, who maybe should have stayed on the set of The Girls Next Door. Still, Faris channels the cheerful, girly determination of Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods--no surprise since The House Bunny was cowritten by Kirsten Smith, who wrote Legally Blonde. Fans of silly romances, hop to it.--A.T. Hurley

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The House Bunny Reviews:
See it for the Very Good Comedic Turn of Anna Faris
2009-11-01 - Though largely formulaic and predictable, "The House Bunny" remains a pretty enjoyable watch, thanks to the star (and co-executive producer) Anna Faris, best known for her turns in the "Scary Movie" franchise. Watch the film for her performance and maybe, just maybe you will not be disappointed.

In "The House Bunny" Anna Faris plays a 27-year-old Playboy bunny named Shelley Darlington, whose dream is to be a centerfold of the magazine. Actually, Shelley is an ex-Playboy bunny now because she got recently kicked out of Hugh Hefner's mansion on the day she turned 27 because, she thinks, that is like 59 in bunny years.

Shelley finds her new home in the sorority house Zeta Alpha Zeta. She also learns that Zeta will get the charter revoked unless they get 30 new pledges. As house mother Shelley first teaches the "misfit" girls there how to change their outward appearances. Well, as you expect, it works. Maybe not as smart as the heroine of "Legally Blonde," Shelley remains confident, optimistic, and most importantly, likable.

It is Anna Faris and her undeniable talent as comedienne that makes "The House Bunny" barely watchable. Colin Hanks appears as Oliver, a good-natured student working as volunteer staff at senior citizen's home, but his role as Shelley's love interest is rather unmemorable. Two veterans Christopher McDonald and Beverly D'Angelo are wasted.

As I said before, watch "The House Bunny" for the leading lady's brilliant performance. I know she deserves a better script, and she will be terrific in much more "serious" movies, but that is another story.

Amusing, but makes light of serious subject
2009-09-17 - This is a fluffy film about a air-headed playboy bunny who decides to help a bunch of misfit girls in a sorority become more accepted. I thought this was a light hearted piece of fluff but nothing that exactly broke any records or was of too serious. It was a cute film, the acting was okay, and some of the transformations the girls went through were unexpected. The glorification of playboy manor as a Barbie doll house of fun was a bit disingenuous but might allow for positive discussions with young people about the impact of porn and beauty standards on the lives of women.




Unbelievably bad!!!!
2009-07-21 - I watch all kinds of films; classics, westerns, sci-fi, horror, exploitation, you name it. I can usually find some entertaining qualities about anything, but this? The story was absurd, the acting was atrocious, and Anna Faris has absolutely zero appeal as an actress, character, or even as a sex symbol. The only thing the film makers got right was that Faris is the embodiment of what Playboy women have become in recent years; plastic from head to toe, and dumb as a bag o' hammers. In short, life is way too short to waist an hour and a half on crap like this. This makes "Showgirls" appear Oscar worthy.

Will Set Women Back 4,000,000 Years
2009-07-19 - Just kidding. This is a lighthearted movie. The message? It's okay to be sexy. The other message? There's more to life than being sexy. The idea of "bunny wisdom" versus "geek wisdom" works along with a lot of verbal humor rather than slapstick. Sure, it plays on well-worn cliches, but it doesn't take itself - or these stereotypes - too seriously. Good fun.

I'm glad I borrowed it and didnt pay to rent it!
2009-07-03 - This was without a doubt one of the worst movies I have watched in a long time. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece but I was hoping it would be kind of cute. The main actress is attractive but it takes far more than that to make a move watchable (maybe guys would view it differently but my husband and son thought it was stupid as well). The whole plot about why she got kicked out of the mansion in the first place was stupid. She admits in the movie that people only started loving her when she grew up into a beautiful girl, as a child no one wanted her. Her charges at the sorority were very cliche, not funny and not likable. None of them had any talent with boys however one still managed to be pregnant. The worst part of the movie had to be her habit of repeating names in a "exorcist" type voice to remember them. I have no idea what the point behind that was and why it was considered funny.

My advice - skip it and watch something (just about anything) else.