Prime Video's 'Elle' prequel fails to recapture 'Legally Blonde' magic

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25 years ago, the world was introduced to the sweetest, most wholesome sorority-girl-turned-Harvard-law-student in Legally Blonde . Iconically played by Reese Witherspoon , Elle Woods is virtually impossible not to like. She's exuberantly positive, kind-hearted, and can be doggedly determined if she sets her mind to something. Elle also broke the tired stereotype of the blonde bimbo, proving that a woman can be feminine and beautiful while also being intelligent and valuing integrity and justice. As it happens, when any movie becomes a success, studios quickly swoop in to turn it into a franchise. For Legally Blonde , that meant a decently successful sequel, a Broadway musical , and a direct-to-video movie that's probably best left forgotten, but nothing has ever really come close to the success of the original. Prime Video's Elle is the latest entry, and much like the other titles, the prequel series can't really hold a candle to the movie that started it all .