A movie with tremendous cultural impact,Legally Blondestars Reese Witherspoonas the effervescent Elle Woods.
However, Elle ultimately succeeds when she embraces pink instead of black and is true to herself.
Legally Blondeshares several similarities with the 1992 legal comedyMy Cousin Vinny.
The movie stars Joe Pesci playing Vincent Vinny Gambini, who recently passed the bar after multiple failed attempts.
Vinny sticks out in Alabama for the way he talks and the way he dresses.
Similarly, Vinny Gambini is not taken seriously in court at the outset.
The judge inMy Cousin Vinnyfinds Vinnys leather jacket disrespectful court attire and Vinnys accent unintelligible.
Both Elle and Vinny buckle down on their studies after being chastised.
Elle is mentored by her new love interest to buckle down and do the work.
InLegally Blonde,Elle finds her full power when she stops trying to fit in.
Elle wins the case with her unimpeachable knowledge of perm maintenance, breaking a witness during cross-examination.
But when Vinny leans into his lifetime of debating his Italian-American family, he discovers his cross-examination weapon.
Vinny and Elle need encouragement from others to believe in their own potential.
Overall,Legally Blondeis style over substance when it comes to procedural details.
The judges control over the trial is an excellent cinematic example of judicial authority.
