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Reese Witherspoon stars as a young woman, who seems to have
everything going for her, except that her boyfriend's family thinks that she's not smart
enough because she's a natural blonde. So she enters Harvard Law to prove that stereotypes
are wrong. Also with Matthew Davis, Selma Blair, Luke Wilson and Victor Garber. [1:34]
SEX/NUDITY 4 - A young man and woman kiss a few times in several scenes, a
young woman talks about another young woman having given a professor a lap dance, a young
man kisses a young woman's neck, and a young man kisses a young woman's hand. A man makes
a pass at a young woman and fondles her knee. A group of professors watch a video of a
young woman in a bikini with great interest, a man admires a woman's behind, and a young
woman in a bikini top distracts a group of young men playing football. A young woman wears
a Playboy bunny costume exposing lots of cleavage and thigh. Many young women are shown in
figure-enhancing outfits throughout the movie: they wear hip huggers, mini skirts and
halter tops exposing midriffs, cleavage and thigh. Also a couple of girls are shown in
bikinis a few times. A woman is shown in a spa, covered to the shoulders by a sheet. A
group of young men are shown without shirts. A young woman motions to her crotch when
talking about getting a really bad rash. A group of young women are shown in a bathroom
dressed in bras and panties and another group is shown working out in minimal work-out
gear. A young woman is shown shaving and we see her bare leg from the knee down. A group
of women are shown practicing the "bend-and-snap" method of attracting a man's
attention: you bend and then snap back up, accentuating your breasts. There is a
discussion of a man having been a habitual sperm donor. Some sexual innuendo: a UPS
delivery man talks about "having a package" and "having a big one for
you," there are questions during a trial about whether a man and woman are having an
affair, and a man asks a young woman "how far will you go." There is a
discussion during a trial about whether a man is homosexual.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - There are several discussions of the circumstances
surrounding a murder case, where a man was shot to death and his wife was found covered in
blood. A young woman drives recklessly and causes an accident (we see some damaged cars in
the distance and hear people yelling at her). A woman doing a bend-and-snap snaps into a
man's face breaking his nose (we see it bloodied and bandaged), a young woman kicks a
young man in the leg under a table, and a young woman slaps a young man in the face. A
professor raps a young man on the head with a pencil. A young woman trips and falls on
the floor (we hear her land). A man talks very abusively to a woman.
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PROFANITY 4 - 2 scatological terms (1 of which is spelled out), 2 sexual
references, 22 anatomical terms, 1 religious profanity, 10 religious exclamations, 10 mild
obscenities, name-calling (one derogatory term for a lesbian used by a lesbian character)
and insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Hair color bias, judging people, preparing for your
future, love, being from the privileged class, family expectations, intuition, trust,
ending romantic relationships, professional pressure, the Socratic method, competition,
trying to be someone you're not.
MESSAGE - Have faith in people, and yourself, you may be surprised. You can
be beautiful, and also serious.
