The House Bunny Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

58 =
Based upon 12 Critic Reviews
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Los Angeles Times | Michael OrdonaAdd Critic to Favorites

Among the sunnier, funnier films of the year, thanks largely to the zest with which Faris embodies a mental vacuum.Read the full review

The New York Times | Nathan LeeAdd Critic to Favorites

This particular wheel hasn't been reinvented, but at least it gets a nice fresh coat of bubblegum-pink paint and a star to pilot it with aplomb.Read the full review

Variety | John AndersonAdd Critic to Favorites

A blissfully broad comedy that should catapult Anna Faris into a singular kind of stardom.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

Manages to stand on its own two skyscraper heels thanks to the comic force of nature that is Anna Faris.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie flaunts its comedy roots like a messy bleach job.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

Bunny is fashioned as a bawdy comedy with heart, but its reliance on formula undercuts the amusing moments.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie is a commercial for Hugh Hefner that makes his magazine seem like "Seventeen."Read the full review

Slate | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie also has some embarrassing laugh-free stretches, but Faris holds everything together with bubbly intelligence, unexpected line readings, and a few deft pratfalls.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott TobiasAdd Critic to Favorites

Faris has mostly logged time in dire vehicles like The House Bunny, which are dumb-dumb to her smart-dumb.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

Screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith may not have any original ideas, but they write some good lines and have a great actress to deliver them.Read the full review

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