This is a belated review, entered in 2015 after a second viewing.
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1. OMG. It's as if a couple of writers had taken a week off to "map" the arc of Faris' career (which was pretty solid UP TO THAT POINT!) and concluded, hey, she can do it, she can carry an entire wacky comedy on her own, she has the looks, she has the talent, and no has ever given her a chance. So let's do it.
2. Above, I explained how this film came into being. What I neglected to add was what happened next. The script. It looks like it did not get beyond the first draft. It reads like it did not get beyond the crayon stage. It contains lines like "the eyes are the nipples of the face." Having spent all their energy deciding if Anna could do this film (and yes, she could have done it, she did do it, and it is a pity she did not have better material) there seems to have been no time or budget left for a proper script. Anna was sent into battle with no live ammo. The rest is history.
3. There an Amanda Bynes film called Sydney White which is very similar. Here is the thing. Side by side, compared one to the other, the Bynes film becomes an amalgam of Citizen Kane and Mean Girls. Not that it is so great (it is actually pretty good, but making a point here!) but simply that House Bunny is so bad.
4. Bottom line, for Faris' fans only, and I know there are a lot of you. She tried. But she was fighting impossible odds. But she tried.
Here are your instructions: If you have seen the movie and are looking for validation, and you 'get' the rating (6) skip the review. You don't need it.
Otherwise, if you are newbie or have a different view, you can proceed to these comments:
1. OMG. It's as if a couple of writers had taken a week off to "map" the arc of Faris' career (which was pretty solid UP TO THAT POINT!) and concluded, hey, she can do it, she can carry an entire wacky comedy on her own, she has the looks, she has the talent, and no has ever given her a chance. So let's do it.
2. Above, I explained how this film came into being. What I neglected to add was what happened next. The script. It looks like it did not get beyond the first draft. It reads like it did not get beyond the crayon stage. It contains lines like "the eyes are the nipples of the face." Having spent all their energy deciding if Anna could do this film (and yes, she could have done it, she did do it, and it is a pity she did not have better material) there seems to have been no time or budget left for a proper script. Anna was sent into battle with no live ammo. The rest is history.
3. There an Amanda Bynes film called Sydney White which is very similar. Here is the thing. Side by side, compared one to the other, the Bynes film becomes an amalgam of Citizen Kane and Mean Girls. Not that it is so great (it is actually pretty good, but making a point here!) but simply that House Bunny is so bad.
4. Bottom line, for Faris' fans only, and I know there are a lot of you. She tried. But she was fighting impossible odds. But she tried.