Legally Blonde

What's this, a summer comedy that's actually funny? But then it was written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, the team that brought us Ten Things I Hate About You, one of the smartest teen films of the last few years. And while the main character is supposed to look like a blond bimbo, she's played by Reese Witherspoon, who's actually an actress. Imagine that, casting an actress as a pretty woman, when there are so many talentless models available for the part. Thanks to Witherspoon's performance and the witty (if not exactly high-brow) script, this winds up being the funniest mainstream comedy of the summer. Don't go expecting Taming of the Shrew, but there are enough laughs and good acting to make this a little more than just a diverting waste of time.