House Bunny, The

Aroview: Anna Faris stars in this fluffy comedy as a fun-loving Playboy Bunny that gets booted out of the Mansion and finds herself a new home at a local sorority, where her makeover skills are put to good use.

This is an old-fashioned story set in an old-fashioned world – indeed, Hugh Hefner’s cameo gives one the feeling that ‘the Mansion’ is nothing more than a retirement home for the very fortunate - so we must look to Faris to get our comedic kicks. Fortunately, she’s charming and skilled enough to inject the film with moments of genuine hilarity; however one is left wishing she had more parody to sink her teeth into than the mainstream gags on offer here. Light, breezy fun.