The House Bunny (2008)

I was reluctant to see this movie, but was won over by the presence of Anna Faris (Scary Movie) who does comedy well starring in a film written by Kirsten Smith and Karen McCullah Lutz (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You) who have shown an ability to add a twist to stereotypes. I thought that combination might lead to some insight in to homeless Playboy bunnies that I didn’t have. Sadly that was not the case, as the movie lacks any jokes or momentum.

Shelley (Anna Faris) is a Playboy bunny who reluctantly moves out of the Playboy Mansion on her 27th birthday. Shelley has no idea how to survive in the outside world, but stumbles on to a college campus and decides she could be the house mother for a sorority. Shelley ends up at a house of some socially awkward girls who need help to save their sorority (and show them how to be more “popular”). It’s a story we have seen many times (including the classic Revenge Of The Nerds) and it is sad that a female interpretation could not have been more imaginative or engaging.

Full credit to Anna Faris who looks great (better than the models in Playboy) and does what she can with a very uninspired script. Am I the only one who preferred the girls before their makeovers?