6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Legally Blonde (2001)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Overview
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film is left-leaning because its central narrative champions challenging gender and social stereotypes and promotes female empowerment through individual achievement and authenticity, aligning with progressive social justice values.
Legally Blonde features a cast with visible diversity, though it does not involve explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative primarily focuses on female empowerment and challenging stereotypes against women, rather than offering a critical portrayal of traditional identities like white or male characters. The film's critique is directed more at individual character flaws and societal prejudices against specific appearances.
Secondary
The film includes a minor gay character, Enrique, whose sexuality is revealed as a plot device during a trial. While a comedic stereotype is used, the portrayal is incidental, neither affirming nor denigrating LGBTQ+ identity, as it primarily serves the narrative's comedic and investigative elements.
Legally Blonde does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on Elle Woods' journey through law school and her efforts to succeed, without engaging with transgender identity or related issues in its plot or character development.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Legally Blonde" is an adaptation of Amanda Brown's novel. All characters, including the protagonist Elle Woods and supporting roles, maintain the same gender as established in the source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical depiction.
The 2001 film "Legally Blonde" is an adaptation of a novel. All major characters in the film, including Elle Woods, Warner Huntington III, and Vivian Kensington, were portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the implied or generally understood race of their counterparts in the source material. No character established as one race in the novel was portrayed as a different race in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.8
Critic Ratings
7.2
5.9
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