By Catherine Sodano
Our house special tonight is the Mahi-Mahi,” says the waiter.
“Well, can I just have the one Mahi? Because I’m not that hungry.”
Those are probably the most recognized lines in “The House Bunny.” They hardly need an introduction, making “The House Bunny,” arguably one of the funniest movies of the summer.
“The House Bunny,” was produced by Happy Madison Productions, which is owned by Adam Sandler. Like any Adam Sandler movie, the comedic timing has failed to disappoint audiences far and wide. It was written and directed by the producers of “Legally Blonde,” following a similar plotline. On top of the clever yet ditzy lines, was somewhat of an all-star cast: former “American Idol” runner-up Katharine McPhee, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, Rumer Willis, and Hugh Hefner himself all played roles in the movie. Holly, Bridget, and Kendra from the hit TV show “The Girls Next Door,” also played a small cameo in the film. Shelley Darlington (Anna Faris) is one of Hugh Hefner’s infamous Playboy bunnies, but in a scheme iniquitously plotted against Shelley, she receives a letter asking that she be removed from the Playboy Mansion immediately, because she is “too old.”
In her aimless, homeless-like wanderings around Beverly Hills, Shelley finds herself at home playing a housemother to a misfit sorority about to be evicted from their house due to a lack of pledges. She uses her skills to beautify and popularize the girls to a world of boys, drinks, makeup and risqué clothing.
When Shelley is invited back into the mansion, Shelley finds herself conflicted. Being an orphan who was never adopted and never accepted in a group of people or thought of as part of a “family,” she has a hard time leaving the girls. She finds herself comfortable as the housemother of the sorority, and feels compelled to fulfill her obligation and duty to the girls and not abandon them at their peak and prime of popularity. On the flip side, while the girls thoroughly enjoy their newfound friends, and fame; they rapidly realize that the friends they have acquired were only friends with who they were trying to be and not who they really were.
At the end of the day, they find themselves angered wit superficial Barbie-doll girls she had turned them into, and Shelley finds herself back in the depths of disparity and loneliness. As for the ending of the movie, it would be best to see for yourself the clever, witty and predictably humorous, yet unpredictable ending.
Overall, “The House Bunny” is definitely one of the summers most enjoyable, fun, and carefree movies of the summer, and great for a girls’ night out, or even just for a shrewd laugh. Enjoy the movie!