Oh the poor cinematic choices of Anna Farris.

The House Bunny.

Now I was actually pretty excited for this comedy. Even the fact that it was put on my the knuckleheads at Happy Madison was overlooked on my part because I have always really enjoyed Anna Farris' work. She is always a beacon of comedic hope in otherwise overly-rauchy, under-thought comedies (um hello Waiting?!?!? I rest my case). So to have her lead a movie this time and a movie where she plays an out of date (at the ripe old age of 27) Playboy Bunny just seemed too good to be true.

Turns out it was.

The main tip-off again should have been that it was a Happy Madison production. Adam Sandler and co. are only good when they are just over-the-top comedy (Happy Gilmore) or full out serious (Reign Over Me). There is no middle ground. Unfortunately they tried to find a mix between low ball, obvious comedy and heartful sensitivity and that is The House Bunny. Colin Hanks was a nice surprise as the boy-next-door who captures Shelly's part girl heart but even his cute smirks could save this sinking ship. Hugh Heffner and co. also guest spot for some highlights and there are some actual good laughs hidden within here. Yet the whole ugly-unpopular-girls-dress-better-and-then-realize-their-true-potential and the vapid-party-animal-gains-a-brain storylines are so overdone already in comedy and The House Bunny does nothing to give them any new light.

Sure its a cute romp and much more girl friendly than most other mainstream comedy out but don't expect it to be anything different then any other girl friendly comedy you've seen before.

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