Yes, this Legally Blonde prequel is completely unnecessary, but it’s also so much fun
That’s if – and it will be too big of an if for many – you can overlook that the entire premise of a prequel runs counter-intuitive to the beloved 2001 hit film starring Reese Witherspoon. Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods in the Legally Blonde prequel Elle. Starring newcomer Lexi Minetree and executive produced by Witherspoon, Elle is a fish-out-of-water story about a peppy, pink-obsessed and kind-hearted girl who discovers a whole world outside of her Barbie-like bubble of privilege.
- ▪That’s if – and it will be too big of an if for many – you can overlook that the entire premise of a prequel runs counter-intuitive to the beloved 2001 hit film starring Reese Witherspoon.
- ▪Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods in the Legally Blonde prequel Elle.
- ▪Starring newcomer Lexi Minetree and executive produced by Witherspoon, Elle is a fish-out-of-water story about a peppy, pink-obsessed and kind-hearted girl who discovers a whole world outside of her Barbie-like bubble of privilege.
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