The House Bunny

Although it’s refreshing to see Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison production company make its first female-driven comedy, The House Bunny is as skimpy as Anna Faris’ wardrobe. Orphaned as a child, the only home Shelley (Anna Faris) has ever known is the Playboy Mansion. After Hef boots her out following her 27th birthday (that’s 59 in Bunny years), she winds up becoming the house mom of Zeta Alpha Zeta, a sorority full of socially inept girls who might lose their house. With some senseless inspirational words from Shelley and a major makeover, the group of misfits (played by Emma Stone, Rumer Willis and Katharine McPhee) soon become the sought-after girls on campus, discovering who they really are along the way. Written by the women behind Legally Blonde, The House Bunny is not nearly as smart. Faris has proved herself as a comedic actress, but pulling off an entire movie on her own is questionable. Although this is supposed to be Faris’ breakthrough role, the real one to keep an eye on is Superbad’s Emma Stone, who continues to impress with her witty personality. HH