What: The House Bunny
When: June 26, 2009
Where: My couch
Why: I was stuck home on a Friday night, on call at work from 12am until 6am Saturday, and I felt like watching something light and forgettable. My Netflix DVDs were either John Adams or the so-bad-its-good War Birds, so I streamed this instead. I have to say, even though it didn’t have high aspirations, this movie could’ve been a lot better. Starting with the rating. If you’re going to do a classic college comedy in the vein of Old School, Animal House or even Revenge of the Nerds, it should be rated R. Especially if it’s about a Playboy bunny! The characterizations are stock and at times terribly unbelievable, even in the universe this movie has created for itself. I could do also with a few less points of intrigue (like the sabotage subplot) in order to smooth out the story. I could go on and on (as if I haven’t already), but I will close in saying Anna Faris is pretty hilarious, Emma Stone is adorable, and… what the hell is Dan Patrick doing playing a state trooper!?!?