A pretty average romantic comedy is helped in spades by Anna Faris' excellent, funny performance as Shelley in The House Bunny. It's pretty funny, but like every other romantic comedy since 1977, very very predictable.
Shelley is a Playboy bunny living in the mansion, and she's lived in it for 8 years, living the good life. But when a rival plays a cruel trick on her that gets her kicked out, she has nowwhere to go.
But out of the blue, she stumbles upon a college where they inexplicably let her be a house mother to the Zetas, a group of seven awkward, nerdy girls who know nothing about boys or the high life. The school board threatens to close them down if they don't get 30 new pledges by the end of the month.
Shelley must teach these girls about social life and maybe even a little about fashion, before time runs out and they lose their home.
Anna Faris as Shelley is hilarious, one of the best comedic performances of recent memory. She can play both stupid, smart, cute, and above all, lovable. As for the other 7 girls, some of their roles are surprisingly well-written, some are incredibly under-written, and one or two have virtually no lines at all.
Just walk into it not expecting anything new, but for a couple of laughs and a generally good time at the movies. B-
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