Blonde Ambition
Blonde Ambition
PG-13 | 21 December 2007 (USA)
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A young professional woman unwittingly becomes the pawn of two business executives in their bid to oust the head of a mega-conglomerate.

Reviews
Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!
Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.
InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Leoni Haney Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
crossbow0106 By now you should already know about this film, the Jessica Simpson "bomb" that pretty much went straight to video (limited, anemic theatrical run). Basically, Ms. Simpson's Katie travels from a small town in Oklahoma to visit her boyfriend, to surprise him, only to find him in bed with another woman. She is stranded, but has one friend (Rachel Leigh Cook, whom I wish we saw more often in film), who lets her stay. Katie ends up getting a job via two conniving co-workers (Penelope Ann Miller and the always amusing Andy Dick) who are just using Katie to get the president of the firm (Larry Miller) ousted. This is strictly a b movie, its not meant to be profound. Jessica Simpson is not a great actress by any means, but she is pretty much beautiful and never truly annoying. The film is watchable in that its not an abomination, but its throwaway fluff. In a cameo, Penny Marshall is funny (a subtle in-joke about Milwaukee made me chuckle), and there is a funny scene involving Norwegian priests (don't read too much into this). So, not horrible, but easy to skip. Your safe bet is to watch it on television if it ever does. Again, not good, but not a profound disaster.
Gordon-11 This film is about a small town girl going to New York to surprise her fiancé, only to find that her fiancé is dumping her. She stays in New York and finds big success.I am surprised by the negativity around most of the comments. It's true that "Blonde Ambition" is not Oscar material, but you should already know that before watching it.Jessica Simpson's character is cute and likable. The plot is actually not bad. It is funny and light hearted. I really enjoyed watching Katie and Ben being together. Unlike other romantic comedies, office politics get a big part of the film. And have I mentioned that Freddy is really hilarious? "Blonde Ambition" made me smile and I felt happy after watching it. I think it is a great brain off romantic comedy. The only complaint I have is the constant un-subtle product advertising, which gets annoying and out of place at times.
azriel_abyss Watching this I mainly noticed the ad placements. DHL, Aquawhite Strips, Rockstar and more. It's one product placement after another. It's quite obvious how this movie got its funding. Jessica Simpson's "acting" is laughable. Any Dick shouldn't ever get work because he plays the same lame character. The "story" is just a backdrop for this very long commercial. I can't believe this movie was even considered for theatrical release. The longer you watch this movie the more you're embarrassed for everyone involved. The only minor saving grace is Larry Miller and Rachael Lee Cook, who gets almost no screen time as Jessica's cousin. I'm embarrassed I watched the whole thing. I would recommend avoiding this one.
joecarter29 I don't think this movie deserves all the bad press it's gotten. The "cover" for this movie DVD or movie poster really is terrible (recycling a previous press photo from a CD) but the movie really isn't.I personally think that this movie was better than some that I've seen in the past and this is definitely better than all straight to DVD movies that I've seen (disregarding the "limited" release in Texas). The name cast in this movie is very good (Luke Wilson, Rachel Leigh Cook, Penelope Ann Miller, Andy Dick, etc.) The story does have a bit of a plot and is entertaining enough.The first 10 Min's of this movie was pretty bad though, I must admit. Terrible acting on the part of Jessica, the "financee" and Nelson. Jessica really did look empty and "pouted" a ton in that first 10 Min's or so. But shortly after she got to NY, it got exponentially better and the movie kept getting better as it went along. For most of this movie, it was cliché (such as the difficult and quirky boss) and I felt parts of it were rip-offs of some other TV shows or movies that I've seen (kind of like an Ugly Betty situation with Dick and Miller). The part about Wilson meeting Simpson also didn't make much sense since he's supposed to be a mail-guy and then they coincidently work in the same place. Finally, a lot of the people in this movie doesn't act within reason such as the Marine Board members wanting to sign a deal right there and then without going through any details and despite the chaos. Besides these glitches, I think the movie is very watchable.